Pertussis vaccination and wheezing illnesses in young children: Prospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 318, Issue 7192, 1999, Pages 1173-1176

  Henderson, John ^a   North, Kate ^b   Griffiths, Mancell ^c   Harvey, Ian ^d   Golding, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Unit of Paediatric Epidemiology   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERTUSSIS VACCINE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; VACCINATION; WHEEZING;

EID: 0033135460     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.318.7192.1173     Document Type: Article

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