The association between caesarean section and asthma or allergic disease continues to challenge

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 349-351

  Almqvist, Catarina ^a,b   Öberg, Anna Sara ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CESAREAN SECTION; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FETUS DISTRESS; FOOD ALLERGY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; MALPRESENTATION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 84896141633     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12562     Document Type: Editorial

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