Interpregnancy interval might affect the risk of childhood atopy [1]

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 169-171

  Wegienka, Ganesa ^a   London, Stephanie J ^b   Johnson, Christine Cole ^a   Ownby, Dennis R ^c  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE;

ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CALCULATION; CAT; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; EVALUATION; FEMALE STERILITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; PEDIATRICS; POA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SIBLING; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0346672368     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.10.012     Document Type: Letter

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