Frequent ear infections in infancy and the risk of asthma in Mexican American children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 473-477

  Eldeirawi, Kamal ^a   McConnell, Rob ^b   Furner, Sylvia ^a   Freels, Sally ^a   Stayner, Leslie ^a   Hernandez, Eva ^a   Amoruso, Lisa ^c   Torres, Shioban ^d   Persky, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Valence Health   (United States)

^d American Cancer Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Ear infection; Mexican Americans; Otitis media; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT INFECTION; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; EAR DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; RECURRENCE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77953333173     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770901003759428     Document Type: Article

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