Does early feeding promote development of oral tolerance?

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-331

  Palmer, Debra J ^a   Prescott, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergen avoidance; Allergenic foods; Allergy prevention; Birth cohort; Complementary feeding; Early feeding; Food sensitization; Infant nutrition; Oral tolerance

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; ECZEMA; EGG ALLERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL TOLERANCE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SKIN SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84865575296     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-012-0271-6     Document Type: Article

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