Perinatal nutrition and immunity to infection

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 4 PART 1, 2010, Pages 564-576

  Jones, Kelsey D J ^a   Berkley, James A ^b,c   Warner, John O ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foetal nutrition disorders; Immune disorders; Immunity; Malnutrition; Maternally acquired; Mucosal; Neonatal immunity

Indexed keywords

IRON; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

BREAST MILK; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; INTESTINE FLORA; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TUBERCULOSIS; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETAL NUTRITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NUTRITION PROCESSES; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77953320402     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01002.x     Document Type: Review

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