Maternal antibiotic use and child asthma: is the association causal?

Mingyu Zhang, Augusto A. Litonjua, Noel T. Mueller

Source: Eur Respir J, 52 (1) 1801007; 10.1183/13993003.01007-2018
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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