Food allergy: The perspectives of prevention using vitamin D

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 287-292

  Peroni, Diego G ^a   Boner, Attilio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

allergies; childhood; food allergy; supplementation; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; VITAMIN D;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84876901397     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e328360ed9c     Document Type: Review

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