Acetaminophen use: A risk for asthma?

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-167

  Allmers, Henning ^a   Skudlik, Christoph ^b   John, Swen Malte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; IBUPROFEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 60349120021     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-009-0024-3     Document Type: Review

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