Exposure to paracetamol and antibiotics in early life and elevated risk of asthma in childhood

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 788, Issue , 2013, Pages 393-400

  Muc, M ^a,b   Padez, C ^a,b   Mota Pinto, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Asthma; Children; Paracetamol; Rhinitis; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EPIPHORA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PORTUGAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 84881059642     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-6627-3_53     Document Type: Article

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