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The first study
in which the disease was associated to oil ingestion was performed in a pediatric hospital
in Madrid. After checking that antibiotic administration to children did not improve their
health status and they presented symptoms like those produced by an intoxication, a
correct hypothesis was established in order to develop a study in which they observed the
first evidence of a relationship between a specific type of oil and the disease. Posada
de la Paz M. Diet and food contaminants. In: Steenland K, Savitz DA, editors. Topics in
environmental epidemiology. 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1997. p 64-88. |