Maternal age of menarche is not associated with asthma or atopy in prepubertal children

Thorax

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 810-813

  Maitra, A ^b   Sherriff, A ^c   Northstone, K ^c   Strachan, D ^d   Henderson, A J ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREPUBERTY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 26944446967     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.037093     Document Type: Article

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