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Relationship between early life respiratory illness, family size over time, and the development of asthma and hay fever: a seven year follow up study
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  • Anne-Louise Ponsonby aMenzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Australia, bAcademic Department of General Practice and Community Care, Canberra Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia, cDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Tasmania, Australia, dDepartment of Immunology, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia, eDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • David Couper aMenzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Australia, bAcademic Department of General Practice and Community Care, Canberra Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia, cDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Tasmania, Australia, dDepartment of Immunology, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia, eDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Terence Dwyer aMenzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Australia, bAcademic Department of General Practice and Community Care, Canberra Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia, cDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Tasmania, Australia, dDepartment of Immunology, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia, eDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Allan Carmichael aMenzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Australia, bAcademic Department of General Practice and Community Care, Canberra Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia, cDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Tasmania, Australia, dDepartment of Immunology, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia, eDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Andrew Kemp aMenzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Australia, bAcademic Department of General Practice and Community Care, Canberra Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia, cDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Tasmania, Australia, dDepartment of Immunology, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Australia, eDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Dr A-L Ponsonby, Academic Unit of General Practice, Canberra Clinical School, Calvary Hospital, PO Box 254, Jamison Centre 2614, Australia
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Ponsonby A, Couper D, Dwyer T, et al
Relationship between early life respiratory illness, family size over time, and the development of asthma and hay fever: a seven year follow up study
Thorax 1999;54:664-669.

Publication history

  • Received September 14, 1998
  • Revision requested November 25, 1998
  • Revised April 20, 1999
  • Accepted April 26, 1999
  • First published August 1, 1999.
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