New visions for basic research and primary prevention of pediatric allergy: An iPAC summary and future trends

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.19, 2008, Pages 4-16

  Hamelmann, Eckard ^a,b   Herz, Udo ^c   Holt, Pat ^d   Host, Arne ^e   Lauener, Roger P ^f   Matricardi, Paolo M ^b   Wahn, Ulrich ^b   Wickman, Magnus ^g  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^g SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Genetics; Immunology; Immunotherapy; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; THYMIC STROMAL LYMPHOPOIETIN;

ANIMAL; CHILD; CHROMOSOME MAP; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; TH2 CELL;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYTOKINES; FEEDING METHODS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 50649113078     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00763.x     Document Type: Article

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