Prevalence of eczema and food allergy is associated with latitude in Australia

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 865-867

  Osborne, Nicholas J ^a,c   Ukoumunne, Obioha C ^b   Wake, Melissa ^c,d,e   Allen, Katrina J ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LATITUDE; LETTER; MILK ALLERGY; PEANUT ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SESAME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN AREA; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WHEAT ALLERGY;

EID: 84857795542     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.01.037     Document Type: Article

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