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A prospective association between cocoon use in infancy and childhood asthma

Trevillian, Leigh; Ponsonby, Anne-Louise; Dwyer, Terence; Lim, Lynette; Kemp, Andrew; Cochrane, Jennifer; Carmichael, Allan

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There is increasing evidence for a role for bedding items in the development of asthma. The use of some forms of synthetic bedding, such as foam mattresses and pillows, is associated with a significantly increased risk of childhood wheeze. Our aim was to

dc.contributor.authorTrevillian, Leigh
dc.contributor.authorPonsonby, Anne-Louise
dc.contributor.authorDwyer, Terence
dc.contributor.authorLim, Lynette
dc.contributor.authorKemp, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorCochrane, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorCarmichael, Allan
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:40:58Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T22:40:58Z
dc.identifier.issn0269-5022
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/78288
dc.description.abstractThere is increasing evidence for a role for bedding items in the development of asthma. The use of some forms of synthetic bedding, such as foam mattresses and pillows, is associated with a significantly increased risk of childhood wheeze. Our aim was to
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.sourcePaediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
dc.subjectKeywords: article; asthma; Australia; bed; child care; childhood disease; controlled study; data analysis; disease association; environmental factor; foam; health survey; home; human; infancy; infant; interview; major clinical study; medical record; parental behavi
dc.titleA prospective association between cocoon use in infancy and childhood asthma
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.citationvolume18
dc.date.issued2004
local.identifier.absfor111706 - Epidemiology
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub6954
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationTrevillian, Leigh, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationPonsonby, Anne-Louise, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationDwyer, Terence , University of Tasmania
local.contributor.affiliationLim, Lynette, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationKemp, Andrew, Children's Hospital at Westmead
local.contributor.affiliationCochrane, Jennifer, University of Tasmania
local.contributor.affiliationCarmichael, Allan, University of Tasmania
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage281
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage289
local.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-3016.2004.00563.x
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T09:58:18Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-3342939877
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