Neonatal jaundice is a risk factor for childhood asthma: A retrospective cohort study

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 623-628

  Ku, Min Sho ^a,b   Sun, Hai Lun ^a,b   Sheu, Ji Nan ^a   Lee, Hong Shen ^a   Yang, Shun Fa ^a,b   Lue, Ko Huang ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asthma; Jaundice; Neonatal; Phototherapy; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; STEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE OF ONSET; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; JAUNDICE, NEONATAL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84868209608     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2012.01345.x     Document Type: Article

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