Food allergy is associated with an increased risk of asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 261-270

  Schroeder, A ^a   Kumar, R ^a,b   Pongracic, J A ^b   Sullivan, C L ^a   Caruso, D M ^a   Costello, J ^a   Meyer, K E ^a   Vucic, Y ^a   Gupta, R ^a   Kim, J S ^b   Fuleihan, R ^b   Wang, X ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; CHICAGO; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849147127     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03160.x     Document Type: Article

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