Age at the introduction of solid foods during the first year and allergic sensitization at age 5 years

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-59

  Nwaru, Bright I ^a   Erkkola, Maijaliisa ^b   Ahonen, Suvi ^a   Kaila, Minna ^c   Haapala, Anna Maija ^d   Kronberg Kippilä, Carina ^e   Salmelin, Raili ^a,c   Veijola, Riitta ^f   Ilonen, Jorma ^g   Simell, Olli ^g   Knip, Mikael ^b,c   Virtanen, Suvi M ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Children; Cohort study; Reverse causality; Solid foods

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; EGG; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; NEWBORN; OAT; POTATO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RYE; SENSITIZATION; WHEAT;

AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ODDS RATIO; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74049161266     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0813     Document Type: Article

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