Effect of fresh fruit consumption on lung function and wheeze in children

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 628-633

  Cook, Derek G ^a   Carey, Iain M ^a   Whincup, Peter H ^b   Papacosta, Olia ^b   Chirico, Susanna ^b   Bruckdorfer, K Richard ^b   Walker, Mary ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Fresh fruit; Lung function; Vitamin C; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRUIT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; SOCIAL CLASS; SPIROMETRY; SUMMER; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WHEEZING; WINTER;

EID: 0030749850     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.7.628     Document Type: Article

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