Is neonatal phototherapy associated with an increased risk for hospitalized childhood bronchial asthma?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Aspberg, Sara ^a   Dahlquist, Gisela ^b   Kahan, Thomas ^a   Källén, Bengt ^c  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bronchial asthma; Fetal; Icterus; Neonatal; Phototherapy; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDLESSNESS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SWEDEN; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

APGAR SCORE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAUNDICE; MALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 34250787553     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2006.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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