Occurrence of parent-reported food hypersensitivities and food allergies among children aged 1-4 yr

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-338

  Pyrhönen, Kaisa ^a,b   Näyhä, Simo ^b,c   Kaila, Minna ^d,e   Hiltunen, Liisa ^b,f,g   Läärä, Esa ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g Health Centre of Oulu   (Finland)

Author keywords

Child; Epidemiology; Food allergy; Food hypersensitivity; The South Karelian Allergy Research Project

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALLERGENS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 66249089051     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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