Common colic, gastroesophageal reflux and constipation in infants under 6 months of age do not necessitate an allergy work-up

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 410-412

  Bergmann, Marcel M ^a   Caubet, Jean Christoph ^a   Mclin, Valérie ^a   Belli, Dominique C ^a   Schäppi, Michela G ^b   Eigenmann, Philippe A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b Clinique des Grangettes   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

BREAST FEEDING; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BOVINAE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; MALE; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84904755590     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12199     Document Type: Letter

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