Cohort study of sibling effect, infectious diseases, and risk of atopic dermatitis during first 18 months of life

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7450, 2004, Pages 1223-1226

  Benn, Christine Stabell ^a   Melbye, Mads ^a   Wohlfahrt, Jan ^a   Björkstén, Bengt ^c   Aaby, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

^b Projecto de Saude de Bandim   (Guinea-Bissau)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; TELEPHONE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY SIZE; HYGIENE; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DENMARK; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SIBLINGS;

EID: 2442636788     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38069.512245.fe     Document Type: Article

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