Elective caesarean section affects the risk of asthma medication in children up to five years of age

C. Ekeus, L. Bråbäck, A. Lowe, A. Hjern (Umeå, Sundsvall, Stockholm, Sweden; Melbourne, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Paediatric respiratory epidemiology. Wheeze: where, how and why?
Session: Paediatric respiratory epidemiology. Wheeze: where, how and why?
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4651
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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