Recurrent childhood upper respiratory tract infections do not reduce the risk of adult atopic disease

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 198-203

  Balemans, W A F ^a   Rovers, M M ^a,b   Schilder, A G M ^a   Sanders, E A M ^a   Kimpen, J L L ^a   Zielhuis, G A ^c   Van Der Ent, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic disease; Asthma; Atopy; Hygiene hypothesis; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ECZEMA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK;

EID: 33644951745     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02423.x     Document Type: Article

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