Breastfeeding history and childhood allergic status in a prospective birth cohort

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-83

  Wegienka, Ganesa ^a   Ownby, Dennis R ^b   Havstad, Suzanne ^a   Williams, L Keoki ^a   Johnson, Christine Cole ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 33746647146     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61374-9     Document Type: Article

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