Do fast foods cause asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema? Global findings from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three

Thorax

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 351-360

  Ellwood, Philippa ^a   Asher, M Innes ^a   García Marcos, Luis ^b   Williams, Hywel ^c   Keil, Ulrich ^d   Robertson, Colin ^e   Nagel, Gabriele ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECZEMA; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FRUIT; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84875215025     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202285     Document Type: Article

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