Long-term relation between breastfeeding and development of atopy and asthma in children and young adults: A longitudinal study

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9337, 2002, Pages 901-907

  Sears, Malcolm R ^a,c   Greene, Justina M ^a   Willan, Andrew R ^a   Taylor, D Robin ^b   Flannery, Erin M ^b   Cowan, Jan O ^b   Herbison, G Peter ^b   Poulton, Richie ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BED; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CAT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0037152098     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11025-7     Document Type: Article

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