Measles-mumps-rubella vaccination and asthma-like disease in early childhood

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1277-1283

  Hviid, Anders ^a   Melbye, Mads ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Measles mumps rubella vaccine; Vaccination; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; STEROID;

ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH RISK; MEASLES; VACCINATION; VACCINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ASTHMATIC STATE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; RUBELLA; VACCINATION; WHEEZING;

ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEASLES-MUMPS-RUBELLA VACCINE; ODDS RATIO; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

RUBELLA;

EID: 57149105716     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn253     Document Type: Article

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