Polyunsaturated fatty acids in school children in relation to allergy and serum IgE levels

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 133-138

  Yu, Guo ^a   Björkstén, Bengt ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Children; Fatty acids; IgE

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY;

EID: 0031721075     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1998.tb00359.x     Document Type: Article

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