Commentary: Paracetamol and asthma-lessons from the antibiotic hypothesis?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 667-669

  Shaheen, Seif O ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG EXPOSURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WHEEZING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 79961202703     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr070     Document Type: Note

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