Perinatal factors and atopic disease in childhood

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1394-1401

  Fergusson, D M ^a   Crane, J ^b   Beasley, R ^b   Horwood, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood atopy; Head circumference; Longitudinal study; Perinatal factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031452469     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1997.tb02983.x     Document Type: Article

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