Dietary intake of flavonoids and asthma in adults

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 449-452

  Garcia, V ^a,d   Arts, I C W ^e   Sterne, J A C ^b   Thompson, R L ^c   Shaheen, Seif O ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Apples; Asthma; Diet; Flavonoids

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; FLAVONE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; POLYPHENOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SPUTUM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; MALUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPUTUM;

EID: 24644512173     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.05.00142104     Document Type: Article

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