Season of the first trimester of pregnancy predicts sensitisation to food allergens in childhood: A population-based cohort study from Finland

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-56

  Pyrhönen, Kaisa ^a,b,c   Läärä, Esa ^c   Hiltunen, Liisa ^b,c,d   Kaila, Minna ^e   Hugg, Timo ^c   Näyhä, Simo ^c,f  

^a South Karelia District of Social and Health Services   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d Health Centre of Oulu   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; MILK; POLLEN; PREGNANCY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEASON;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

ETELA-KARJALA; FINLAND;

ALNUS; SIGE;

EID: 84855984144     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.105411     Document Type: Article

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