Caesarean section increases the risk of hospital care in childhood for asthma and gastroenteritis

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 757-764

  Håkansson, Stellan ^a   Kallen K ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Caesarean section; Childhood; Gastroenteritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SMOKING;

EID: 0037533945     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2003.01667.x     Document Type: Article

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