Peanut allergy in relation to heredity, maternal diet, and other atopic diseases: Results of a questionnaire survey, skin prick testing, and food challenges

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7056, 1996, Pages 518-521

  Hourihane, J O'B ^a   Dean, T P ^a   Warner, J O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Child Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; ONSET AGE; PARENT; PEANUT; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SIBLING; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0029834491     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7056.518     Document Type: Article

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