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Respiratory infections in infants: interaction of parental allergy, child care, and siblings-- The PIAMA study.
Pediatrics - 1 Oct 2001
Koopman L P, Smit H A, Heijnen M L, Wijga A, van Strien R T, Kerkhof M, Gerritsen J, Brunekreef B, de Jongste J C, Neijens H J
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between contacts with other children and the development of respiratory infections in the first year of life in children with or without genetic predisposition for allergy. METHODS: Children (n = 4146) who participate in a prospective birth cohort study (Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy study) were investigated. Questionnaires were used to obtain...
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