Acetaminophen and/or antibiotic use in early life and the development of childhood allergic diseases

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1087-1099

  Wang, Jiu Yao ^a   Liu, Li Fan ^b   Chen, Chuan Yu ^c,d   Huang, Ya Wen ^d   Hsiung, Chao A ^d   Tsai, Hui Ju ^d,e,f  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Allergic diseases; Antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ALLERGY; ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRTH; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TAIWAN;

TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ALLERGIC DISEASES; ANTIBIOTICS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 84884762920     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt121     Document Type: Article

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