Age at menarche and risk of asthma: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 559-565

  Lieberoth, Sofie ^a   Gade, Elisabeth Juul ^a   Brok, Jesper ^b   Backer, Vibeke ^a   Thomsen, Simon Francis ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Menarche; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MENARCHE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ASTHMA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MENARCHE; META-ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84904347360     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.903966     Document Type: Review

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