Primary dietary prevention of food allergy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-13

  Fiocchi, Alessandro ^a   Martelli, Alberto ^a   De Chiara, Anna ^a   Moro, Guido ^b   Warm, Amiel ^b   Terracciano, Luigi ^a  

^a Melloni Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTATION; MEDLINE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0042344927     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62050-9     Document Type: Review

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