No association between placental weight or ratio at birth and risk of atopy, hay fever, or asthma at the age of 31 years

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 416-417

  Keski Nisula, Leea ^a,b   Jarvelin M R ^c   Pekkanen, J ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Hay fever; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK;

EID: 36849035296     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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