The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 118, Issue 6 , Pages 1299-1304 , December 2006

Early-life supplementation of vitamins A and D, in water-soluble form or in peanut oil, and allergic diseases during childhood

  • Inger Kull, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Stockholm County Council
    • National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
    • Centre for Allergy Research, Karolinska Institutet
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Inger Kull, RN, PhD, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Norrbacka, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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  • Anna Bergström, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
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  • Erik Melén, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
    • Centre for Allergy Research, Karolinska Institutet
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  • Gunnar Lilja, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sachs' Children's Hospital, Institute of Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet
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  • Marianne van Hage, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital
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  • Göran Pershagen, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Stockholm County Council
    • National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
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  • Magnus Wickman, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Stockholm County Council
    • National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
    • Centre for Allergy Research, Karolinska Institutet

Received 28 April 2006 ,Revised 11 August 2006 ,Accepted 15 August 2006.

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 Supported by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association, The Vardal Foundation for Health Care Sciences and Allergy Research, the Swedish Heart and Lung Foundation, and the Stockholm County Council.Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(06)01775-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.08.022

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 118, Issue 6 , Pages 1299-1304 , December 2006

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