Dietary prevention of allergic diseases in infants and small children. Part III: Critical review of published peer-reviewed observational and interventional studies and final recommendations

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 291-307

  Muraro, Antonella ^a   Dreborg, Sten ^b   Halken, Susanne ^c   Høst, Arne ^d   Niggemann, Bodo ^e   Aalberse, Rob ^f   Arshad, Syed H ^g   Von Berg, Andrea ^h   Carlsen, Kai Håkon ⁱ   Duschén, Karel ^j   Eigenmann, Philippe ^k   Hill, David ^l   Jones, Catherine ^m   Mellon, Michael ⁿ   Oldeus, Göran ^o   Oranje, Arnold ^p   Pascual, Cristina ^q   Prescott, Susan ^r   Sampson, Hugh ^s   Svartengren, Magnus ^t   Vandenplas, Yvan ^u   Wahn, Ulrich ^e   Warner, Jill A ^m   Warner, John O ^m   Wickman, Magnus ^t   Zeiger, Robert S ⁿ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ESPACI   (Sweden)

^c Anæstesiologisk Center   (Denmark)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^g ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h Marien Hospital   (Germany)

ⁱ Voksentoppen Natl Centre of Asthma   (Norway)

^j LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^k UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^l ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^m SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^o RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^p SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^q HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

^r UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^s MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^t KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^u FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

more..

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Cow's milk allergy; Food allergy; Prevention; Review; Statements of evidence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ATOPY; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DIET; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MILK; PEER REVIEW; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIET; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 4143072482     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2004.00127.x     Document Type: Review

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