Recorded infections and antibiotics in early life: Associations with allergy in UK children and their parents

Thorax

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 631-637

  Harris, Jessica M ^a,b   Mills, Pamela ^b   White, Carol ^b   Moffat, Susan ^b   Newman Taylor, Anthony J ^b   Cullinan, Paul ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WHEEZING;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIGREE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG;

EID: 34447340643     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2006.072124     Document Type: Article

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