Obesity and allergic disease: Closely related epidemics of the 21st century: Editorial

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 305-306

  Warner, J O ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOKINES; ANIMALS; CHILD; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEPTIN; OBESITY;

EID: 66249095171     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2009.00888.x     Document Type: Editorial

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