Bacille-Calmette-Guerin vaccination and the development of allergic disease in children: A randomized, prospective, single-blind study

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-85

  Steenhuis, T J ^a,b   Van Aalderen, W M C ^b   Bloksma, N ^c,d   Nijkamp, F P ^c   Van Der Laag, J ^a   Van Loveren, H ^e   Rijkers, G T ^a   Kuis, W ^a   Hoekstra, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; BCG; Eczema; Prevalence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FATHER; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIBLING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TUBERCULIN TEST;

BCG VACCINE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MALE; VACCINATION;

EID: 36849095500     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02859.x     Document Type: Article

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