Maternal employment in child-care institutions and the risk of infant wheeze and atopic dermatitis in the offspring

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 688-695

  Hersoug, Lars Georg ^a,c   Benn, Christine S ^b   Simonsen, Jacob B ^b   Kamper Jørgensen, Mads ^b   Linneberg, Allan ^a  

^a Research Center for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; Birth cohort; Epidemiology; Infant; Maternal infections; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RISK FACTOR; WHEEZING;

ADULT; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 56649103787     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2008.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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