Adherence to the Mediterranean type of diet is associated with lower prevalence of asthma symptoms, among 10-12years old children: The PANACEA study

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-289

  Arvaniti, Fotini ^a   Priftis, Kostas N ^b,c   Papadimitriou, Anastasios ^c   Papadopoulos, Marios ^b,c   Roma, Eleftheria ^c   Kapsokefalou, Maria ^a   Anthracopoulos, Michael B ^d   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^e  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^e HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Childhood asthma; Diet; Epidemiology; Mediterranean; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CEREAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FEMALE; FISH MEAT; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEGETABLE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79953293938     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01113.x     Document Type: Article

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