Antibiotic use in early childhood and the development of asthma

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 766-771

  Wickens, K ^a   Pearce, N ^a   Crane, J ^a   Beasley, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Asthma; Eczema; Hay fever; Vaccinations; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033063631     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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