Association of pertussis and measles infections and immunizations with asthma and allergic sensitization in ISAAC Phase Two

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 736-745

  Nagel, Gabriele ^a   Weinmayr, Gudrun ^a   Flohr, Carsten ^b   Kleiner, Andrea ^a   Strachan, David P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Bronchial hyperreactivity; International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood; Measles; Pertussis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINATION; PERTUSSIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

EID: 84870570246     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12007     Document Type: Article

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