Study of the relationship between acetaminophen and asthma in Mexican children aged 6 to 7 years in 3 Mexican cities using ISAAC methodology

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 194-201

  Del Rio Navarro, B E ^a   Ito Tsuchiya, F M ^a   Berber, Arturo ^a,d   Zepeda Ortega, B ^a   Sienra Monge, J J L ^a   Garcia Almaraz, R ^b   Baeza Bacab, M ^c  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTIL DE MÉXICO FEDERICO GÓMEZ   (Mexico)

^b Children's Hospital of Tamaulipas   (Mexico)

^c Univerity of Yucatan   (Mexico)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Asthma; ISAAC; Mexico

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; RISK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHEEZING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 45749090072     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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