Mediterranean diet in pregnancy is protective for wheeze and atopy in childhood

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 507-513

  Chatzi, L ^a   Torrent, M ^b   Romieu, I ^c   Garcia Esteban, R ^d   Ferrer, C ^d   Vioque, J ^e   Kogevinas, M ^a,d   Sunyer, J ^d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b IB SALUT ^*  (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^e MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEEZING;

CHILD; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SPAIN;

EID: 45149120565     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.081745     Document Type: Article

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