Antibiotic exposure in the first two years of life and development of asthma and other allergic diseases by 7.5 yr: A dose-dependent relationship

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 762-771

  Hoskin Parr, Lauren ^a   Teyhan, Alison ^a   Blocker, Ariel ^a   Henderson, A J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Atopy; Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children; Childhood asthma; Eczema; Hay fever; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBIOTICS; ATOPY; AVON LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; ECZEMA; HAY FEVER; WHEEZE;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, IMMUNOLOGIC; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84890310958     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12153     Document Type: Article

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