Fast food consumption counters the protective effect of breastfeeding on asthma in children?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 556-561

  Mai, X M ^b,c   Becker, A B ^b   Liem, J J ^b   Kozyrskyj, A L ^a,b,d  

^a Aberhart Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breastfeeding; Fast food consumption; Sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COOKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 62449221750     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2008.03169.x     Document Type: Article

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