Relationship between early life respiratory illness, family size over time, and the development of asthma and hay fever: A seven year follow up study

Thorax

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 664-669

  Ponsonby, Anne Louise ^b   Couper, David ^a   Dwyer, Terence ^b   Carmichael, Allan ^b   Kemp, Andrew ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Childhood; Family size; Hay fever; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH ORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY SIZE; FOLLOW UP; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032795320     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.54.8.664     Document Type: Article

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