Measles history and atopic diseases: A population-based cross-sectional study

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 343-346

  Paunio, Mikko ^a,e   Heinonen, Olli P ^a   Virtanen, Martti ^b   Leinikki, Pauli ^c   Patja, Annamari ^d   Peltola, Heikki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Assoc of Loc and Regl Authorities ^*  (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; MUMPS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; VACCINATION;

EID: 0034685008     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.3.343     Document Type: Article

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