Polyunsaturated fatty acids in breast milk in relation to atopy in the mother and her child

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 321-323

  Duchén, Karel ^a   Yu, Guo ^a   Björkstén, Bengt ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atopy; Fatty acids; Infancy; Milk

Indexed keywords

LINOLEIC ACID; LINOLENIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ATOPY; BREAST MILK; COLOSTRUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0032957964     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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