Re: Antibiotic exposure by 6 months and asthma and allergy at 6 years: Findings in a cohort of 1,401 us children

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 173, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1343-

  Gagliardi, Luigi ^a   Rusconi, Franca ^b   Galassi, Claudia ^c   Forastiere, Francesco ^d  

^a Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Department of Epidemiology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WHEEZING;

EID: 79957845647     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr082     Document Type: Letter

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