Fertility rates in women with asthma, eczema, and hay fever: A general population-based cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1023-1030

  Tata, L J ^a   Hubbard, R B ^a   McKeever, T M ^a   Smith, C J P ^b   Doyle, P ^c   Smeeth, L ^c   West, J ^a   Lewis, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Birth rate; Cohort studies; Eczema; Fertility; Hypersensitivity; Rhinitis; Rhinitis, allergic, seasonal

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BIRTH RATE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; HEALTH RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH RATE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; BIRTH RATE; DATABASES; ECZEMA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247171617     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk092     Document Type: Article

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