Antibiotic use and symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in children

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-146

  Karimi, Mehran ^a,b   Mirzaei, Mohsen ^a  

^a SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Afshar Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergy; Antibiotics; Asthma; Eczema; ISAAC; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ECZEMA; EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

EID: 67549088672     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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