Early childhood infection and atopic disorder

Thorax

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 927-932

  Farooqi, I Sadaf ^a   Hopkin, Julian M ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atopy; Genetics; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIRTH ORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031757003     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.11.927     Document Type: Article

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