Commentary: Use of antibiotics and risk of asthma

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 564-565

  Pekkanen, Juha ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; INTESTINE FLORA; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3242885248     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh129     Document Type: Note

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