Determinants of neonatal IgE level: Parity, maternal age, birth season and perinatal essential fatty acid status in infants of atopic mothers

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 961-968

  Van Gool, C J A W ^a,c   Thijs, C ^a   Dagnelie, P C ^a   Henquet, C J M ^b   Van Houwelingen, A C ^a   Schrander, J ^b   Menheere, P P C A ^b   Van Den Brandt, P A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; Essential; Fatty acids

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PHOSPHOLIPID DERIVATIVE;

ATOPY; BIRTH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEASON;

FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; SEASONS;

EID: 4344666034     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00528.x     Document Type: Review

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