Duration of breast-feeding and the risk of childhood allergic diseases in a developing country

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 386-391

  Ehlaye, Mohammad S ^a   Bener, Abdulbari ^a,b  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergies; Breast feeding; Children; Eczema; Qatar; Questionnaire; Risk factors; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249088059     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2008.29.3138     Document Type: Article

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