Maternal diet during pregnancy: An emerging risk factor for childhood asthma

Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 663-668

  Devereux, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Diet; Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Pregnancy; Vitamin D; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NOTE; NUT; NUTRIENT; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; VEGETABLE; WHEEZING;

EID: 77649125921     PISSN: 1744666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/1744666X.4.6.663     Document Type: Note

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