Maternal sex hormones in early pregnancy and asthma among offspring: A case-control study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1101-1104

  Xu, Baizhuang ^a   Pekkanen, Juha ^a   Husman, Tuula ^a   Keski Nisula, Leea ^a   Koskela, Pentti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Allergic disorders; Asthma; Atopy; Childhood; Pregnancy; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0347626028     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.09.027     Document Type: Article

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