Investigating the effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet in pregnant women for the primary prevention of asthma and allergy in high-risk infants: Protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Sewell, Dean A ^a   Hammersley, Victoria S ^a   Devereux, Graham ^b   Robertson, Ann ^c   Stoddart, Andrew ^d   Weir, Chris ^c   Worth, Allison ^c   Sheikh, Aziz ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Mediterranean diet; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878894119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-173     Document Type: Article

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