Family size, day-care attendance, and breastfeeding in relation to the incidence of childhood asthma

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 153, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 653-658

  Infante Rivard, Claire ^a,b,d   Amre, Devendra ^a   Gautrin, Denyse ^c   Malo, Jean Luc ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; Breast feeding; Child; Day care; Family

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIBLING; TONSILLECTOMY; WHEEZING;

EID: 0035313297     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/153.7.653     Document Type: Article

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