Symptoms of wheeze and persistent cough in the first year of life: Associations with indoor allergens, air contaminants, and maternal history of asthma

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-202

  Belanger, Kathleen ^a   Beckett, William ^b   Triche, Elizabeth ^a   Bracken, Michael B ^a   Holford, Theodore ^a   Ren, Ping ^a   McSharry, Jean Ellen ^a   Gold, Diane R ^c,d   Platts Mills, Thomas A E ^e   Leaderer, Brian P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Cockroaches; Cough; Dust; Fungi; Infant; Nitrogen dioxide; Respiratory sounds

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; INDOOR AIR; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; COCKROACH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MITE; MOTHER; MOULD; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; COUGH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUNGI; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ODDS RATIO; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0041488817     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg148     Document Type: Article

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