Breastfeeding and allergy: The evidence

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 20-26

  Kramer, Michael S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Atopy; Breastfeeding; Eczema; Food allergy; Hay fever; Infant formula

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BREAST FEEDING; CAT; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FOOD ALLERGY; GRASS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RHINITIS;

EID: 84455181515     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: 14219697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334148     Document Type: Article

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