Lead exposure and increased food allergic sensitization in U.S. children and adults

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 214-220

  Mener, David J ^a   Garcia Esquinas, Esther ^b,c   Navas Acien, Ana ^b   Dietert, Rodney R ^d   Shargorodsky, Josef ^e,f   Lin, Sandra Y ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^e Coastal Ear Nose and Throat ^*  (United States)

^f JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Food allergy; Lead; Sensitization; Type I allergy

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; LEAD; ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CHILD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SMOKING; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH2 CELL; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGED; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923879479     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21460     Document Type: Article

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