Varicella zoster virus (wild-type) infection, but not varicella vaccine, in late childhood is associated with delayed asthma onset, milder symptoms, and decreased atopy

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-20

  Silverberg, Jonathan I ^a   Norowitz, Kevin B ^a   Kleiman, Edward ^a   Durkin, Helen G ^a   Smith Norowitz, Tamar A ^a  

^a SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MUMPS; POLIOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

EID: 66249138870     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.2008.0515     Document Type: Article

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