Does BCG vaccination protect against childhood asthma? Final results from the Manchester Community Asthma Study retrospective cohort study and updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Linehan, Mary F ^a   Nurmatov, Ulugbek ^b   Frank, Timothy L ^a   Niven, Robert M ^a   Baxter, David N ^a   Sheikh, Aziz ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

allergy; asthma; atopy; BCG; children; meta analysis; systematic review; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BCG VACCINATION; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESENSITIZATION; ECZEMA; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHEEZING;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPY; BCG; CHILDREN; META-ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHEEZE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; BCG VACCINE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VACCINATION;

EID: 84896723133     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.08.007     Document Type: Article

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