The hygiene hypothesis: does antibiotic exposure in infancy increase risk for childhood atopy and asthma?

C. C. Johnson, S. H. Alford, E. M. Zoratti, S. L. Havstad, E. L. Peterson, C. L. M. Joseph, D. R. Ownby (Detroit, Augusta, United States Of America)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Epidemiological aspects of childhood asthma
Session: Epidemiological aspects of childhood asthma
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3320
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases, Respiratory infections

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