From nurture to Nature - The story of the Aberdeen asthma dietary hypothesis

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-239

  Seaton, Anthony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; SELENIUM;

ALLERGY; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 39849094592     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn004     Document Type: Article

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