Mode of Delivery Is Associated With Asthma and Allergy Occurrences in Children

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 341-346

  Salam, Muhammad T ^a   Margolis, Helene G ^a   McConnell, Rob ^a   McGregor, James A ^a   Avol, Edward L ^a   Gilliland, Frank D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Cesarean Section; Hay Fever; Mode of Delivery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33748847345     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.06.054     Document Type: Article

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