Myths and facts about breastfeeding: Does it prevent later atopic disease?

Nutrition Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1373-1387

  Vandenplas, Yvan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(Food) Allergy; Atopy; Breast feeding; Human milk; Mother's milk; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; MILK PROTEIN;

ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MILK ALLERGY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032147180     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(98)00116-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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