Measles infection, measles vaccination and the effect of birth order in the aetiology of hay fever

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1493-1500

  Lewis, S A ^a   Britton, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birth order; Hay fever; Measles infection; Measles vaccination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 0032437778     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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