Increased risk of childhood asthma from antibiotic use in early life

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1753-1759

  Kozyrskyj, Anita L ^a,d   Ernst, Pierre ^b   Becker, Allan B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Asthma; Child; Infant

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; CEFPROZIL; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34250861286     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-3008     Document Type: Article

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