An anthroposophic lifestyle and intestinal microflora in infancy

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 402-411

  Alm, Johan S ^a,e   Swartz, Jackie ^b   Björkstén, Bengt ^c   Engstrand, Lars ^d   Engström, Johan ^e   Kühn, Inger ^f   Lilja, Gunnar ^a   Möllby, Roland ^f   Norin, Elisabeth ^c   Pershagen, Göran ^c   Reinders, Claudia ^f   Wreiber, Karin ^d   Scheynius, Annika ^e  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Vidar Clinic   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthroposophy; Biochemical fingerprinting; Infant lifestyle; Intestinal microflora; Microflora associated characteristics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FECES ANALYSIS; HOME DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANCY; INFANT; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VEGETABLE; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOSOPHY; BACTERIA; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

EID: 12244299228     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.01062.x     Document Type: Article

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