Pregnancy exposures and risk of childhood asthma admission in a population birth cohort

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 836-842

  Algert, Charles S ^a,b   Bowen, Jennifer R ^b   Lain, Samantha L ^a   Allen, Hugh D ^b   Vivian Taylor, Josephine M ^a   Roberts, Christine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Population; Pregnancy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTUMN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

ALLANTOIS; ASTHMA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 82455171876     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2011.01206.x     Document Type: Article

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