The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy position statement: Summary of allergy prevention in children

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 464-467

  Prescott, Susan L ^a   Tang, Mimi L K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DIET RESTRICTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FOOD ALLERGY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREGNANCY; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; SMOKING;

EID: 18744364488     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06787.x     Document Type: Article

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