Maternal fish consumption during pregnancy and risks of wheezing and eczema in childhood: The Generation R Study

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 353-359

  Leermakers, E T M ^a   Sonnenschein Van Der Voort, A M M ^a   Heppe, D H M ^a   De Jongste, J C ^a   Moll, H A ^a   Franco, O H ^a   Hofman, A ^a   Jaddoe, V W V ^a   Duijts, L ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

asthma symptoms; atopy; cohort study; eczema; fish consumption; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHELLFISH; WHEEZING;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84876409553     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.36     Document Type: Article

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