Fish intake during pregnancy or infancy and allergic outcomes in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 152-161

  Zhang, Guo Qiang ^a   Liu, Bo ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Luo, Chun Qi ^a   Zhang, Qiao ^a   Chen, Jin Liang ^b   Sinha, Anju ^c   Li, Zhong Yue ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

allergenic foods; allergic outcome; allergy; children; fish; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHEEZING; CHILD; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCT; HYPERSENSITIVITY; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CHILD; DIET; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 84997047918     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12648     Document Type: Article

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