Antibiotic sales and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 558-563

  Foliaki, Sunia ^a   Nielsen, Sandy Kildegaard ^b   Björksten, Bengt ^c   von Mutius, Erika ^d   Cheng, Soo ^a   Pearce, Neil ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Ferring Pharmaceuticals AS   (Denmark)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergies; Antibiotics; Asthma; Children; Ecological; Eczema; ISAAC; Rhinitis; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ASTHMA;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCULAR PRURITUS; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3242889414     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyh031     Document Type: Article

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