Paracetamol use in early life and asthma: Prospective birth cohort study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7775, 2010, Pages 713-

  Lowe, Adrian J ^a,b   Carlin, John B ^a,b   Bennett, Catherine M ^b   Hosking, Clifford S ^c   Allen, Katrina J ^a   Robertson, Colin F ^a   Axelrad, Christine ^a   Abramson, Michael J ^d   Hill, David J ^a   Dharmage, Shyamali C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG USE; ECZEMA; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECZEMA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 77957326015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c4616     Document Type: Article

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