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- Title
A meta-analysis of the association between Caesarean section and childhood asthma.
- Authors
Thavagnanam, S; Fleming, J; Bromley, A; Shields, M D; Cardwell, C R
- Abstract
Children born by Caesarean section have modified intestinal bacterial colonization and consequently may have an increased risk of developing asthma under the hygiene hypothesis. The results of previous studies that have investigated the association between Caesarean section and asthma have been conflicting.
- Publication
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2008, Vol 38, Issue 4, p629
- ISSN
1365-2222
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02780.x