Why is there still confusion about the impact of breast-feeding on the risk of allergy development?

Scandinavian Journal of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-41

  Wold, Agnes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ALLERGY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARENT COUNSELING; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; SWEDEN; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 33745713446     PISSN: 17482976     EISSN: 17482984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11026480600617774     Document Type: Review

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