Intake of trans fatty acids and prevalence of childhood asthma and allergies in Europe

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9169, 1999, Pages 2040-2041

  Weiland, Stephan K ^a   Von Mutius, Erika ^b   Hüsing, Anika ^b   Innes Asher, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LEUKOTRIENE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALORIC INTAKE; CHILD; DAIRY PRODUCT; EUROPE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033549286     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01609-8     Document Type: Article

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