Risk of asthma and allergic outcomes in the offspring in relation to maternal food consumption during pregnancy: A Finnish birth cohort study

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 186-194

  Erkkola, Maijaliisa ^a   Nwaru, Bright I ^b   Kaila, Minna ^c   Kronberg Kippilä, Carina ^d   Ilonen, Jorma ^e,f   Simell, Olli ^e   Veijola, Riitta ^g   Knip, Mikael ^a,c,h   Virtanen, Suvi M ^b,d,i  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^h FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

ⁱ PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Asthma; Children; Maternal diet; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CACAO; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84858771950     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2012.01272.x     Document Type: Article

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