Family structure, neonatal infection, and hay fever in adolescence

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1996, Pages 422-426

  Strachan, David P ^a   Taylor, Elizabeth M ^b   Carpenter, Robert G ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy; Hay fever; Infant feeding; Neonatal infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SIBLING;

EID: 0030070871     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.74.5.422     Document Type: Article

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