Is routine immunisation associated with a reduced incidence of childhood asthma?

B. D. Spycher, M. Silverman, A. M. Brooke, M. Zwahlen, C. E. Kuehni (Berne, Switzerland; Leicester, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Childhood asthma in Europe - is it still increasing and what are the causes?
Session: Childhood asthma in Europe - is it still increasing and what are the causes?
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4829
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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