Chlamydia pneumoniae serological status is not associated with asthma in children or young adults

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 280-284

  Mills, Graham D ^a,e   Lindeman, Jennifer A ^b   Fawcett, J Paul ^c   Herbison, G Peter ^c   Sears, Malcolm R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Asthma; Child; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SKIN TEST; SMOKING;

EID: 0034116984     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.2.280     Document Type: Article

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