The association between pre- and postnatal tobacco smoke exposure and allergic sensitization during early childhood

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 241-244

  Kulig, Michael ^a   Luck, Werner ^b   Wahn, Ulrich ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Early childhood; Food hypersensitivity; In utero and postnatal passive tobacco smoke exposure; Inhalant allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ALLERGY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIZATION; SMOKING HABIT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032892398     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032799678839987     Document Type: Conference Paper

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