Adolescents with asthma or atopic eczema have more febrile days in early childhood: A possible explanation for the connection between paracetamol and asthma?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 751-752

  Tapiainen, Terhi ^a   Dunder, Teija ^a   Möttönen, Merja ^a   Pokka, Tytti ^a   Uhari, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEVER; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ASTHMA; CHILD; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEVER; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 77949275872     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.11.039     Document Type: Letter

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