New pregnancies and loss of allergy

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 369-372

  Harris, J M ^a   White, C ^a   Moffat, S ^a   Mills, P ^a   Taylor, A J Newman ^a   Cullinan, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Atopy; Family size; Parity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642399844     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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