Does the sibling effect have its origin in utero? Investigating birth order, cord blood immunoglobulin E concentration, and allergic sensitization at age 4 years

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 154, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 909-915

  Karmaus, Wilfried ^a   Arshad, Hasan ^b   Mattes, Jörg ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergy and immunology; Birth order; Child; Fetal blood; IgE; Immunoglobulins; Prospective studies; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

BLOOD; IMMUNITY;

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SIBLING; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BIRTH ORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0035890050     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.10.909     Document Type: Article

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