Cow's milk allergy is associated with recurrent otitis media during childhood

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 867-873

  Juntti, Hanna ^a,b   Tikkanen, Sami ^a   Kokkonen, Jorma ^a   Alho, Olli Pekka ^a   Niinimäki, Aila ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Food hypersensitivity; Recurrent otitis media; Skin prick tests

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; MILK ALLERGY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033492165     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489950180199     Document Type: Article

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