Measles, mumps and rubella infections and atopic disorders in MMR-unvaccinated and MMR-vaccinated children

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 544-551

  Bernsen, Roos M D ^a,b   Van Der Wouden, Johannes C ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopic disorders; Hay fever; Measles; MMR vaccination; Mumps; Rubella

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; MUMPS; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RUBELLA;

EID: 49749123503     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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