Asthma and allergic rhinitis at 4 years of age in relation to fish consumption in infancy

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-348

  Nafstad, Per ^a,b   Nystad, Wenche ^a   Magnus, Per ^a   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Children; Epidemiology; Fish consumption

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NORWAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; HUMANS; INFANT; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEAFOOD;

EID: 0038502271     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JAS-120018633     Document Type: Article

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