Maternal intake of vitamins A, E and K in pregnancy and child allergic disease: A longitudinal study from the Danish National Birth Cohort

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1096-1108

  Maslova, Ekaterina ^a   Hansen, Susanne ^a   Strøm, Marin ^a   Halldorsson, Thorhallur I ^a,b,c   Olsen, Sjurdur F ^a,d  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^c LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Cohort studies; Fat soluble vitamins; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; RETINOL; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DANISH CITIZEN; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WHEEZING; DENMARK; DIET; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; DENMARK; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN E; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84899692182     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114513003395     Document Type: Article

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