Is allergy prevention realistic and beneficial?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Supplement

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 11-17

  Max Kjellman, N I ^a,b,c   Nilsson, Lennart ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy prevention; Children

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIET; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT FEEDING; LACTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOKING; URBAN AREA; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; MATERNAL SMOKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84983201869     PISSN: 09065784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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