The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 1166-1171 , November 2007

Patterns of sensitization to food and aeroallergens in the first 3 years of life

  • Taraneh Dean, PhD

      Affiliations

    • David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Center, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight
    • School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Taraneh Dean, PhD, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, James Watson West, 2 King Richard 1st Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2FR, United Kingdom.
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  • Carina Venter, PhD

      Affiliations

    • David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Center, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight
    • School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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  • Brett Pereira, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Center, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight
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  • S. Hasan Arshad, MD

      Affiliations

    • David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Center, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight
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  • Jane Grundy, RN

      Affiliations

    • David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Center, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight
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  • C. Bernie Clayton, RM

      Affiliations

    • David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Center, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight
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  • Bernie Higgins, BSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Received 25 January 2007 ,Revised 28 June 2007 ,Accepted 28 June 2007.

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 Supported by the Food Standards Agency, United Kingdom (grant #T07023).

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)01260-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.06.042

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 120, Issue 5 , Pages 1166-1171 , November 2007

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