Antibiotics and risk of asthma: A debate that is set to continue

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 6-8

  Dharmage, S C ^a,b   Lodge, C J ^a,b   Lowe, A J ^a,b   Allen, K J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECALL BIAS; URINARY TRACT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REGISTER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84919723647     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12424     Document Type: Editorial

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