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. 2004 Jun;94(6):985-9.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.94.6.985.

Vaccination and allergic disease: a birth cohort study

Tricia M McKeever  1 , Sarah A Lewis, Chris Smith, Richard Hubbard
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Vaccination and allergic disease: a birth cohort study

Tricia M McKeever et al. Am J Public Health. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

Objectives: We examined the effect of vaccination for diphtheria; polio; pertussis and tetanus; or measles, mumps, and rubella on the incidence of physician-diagnosed asthma and eczema.

Methods: We used a previously established birth cohort in the West Midlands General Practice research database.

Results: We found an association between vaccination and the development of allergic disease; however, this association was present only among children with the fewest physician visits and can be explained by this factor.

Conclusions: Our data suggest that currently recommended routine vaccinations are not a risk factor for asthma or eczema.

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  • Vaccination and risk of allergic disease.
    Hurwitz EL, Morgenstern H. Hurwitz EL, et al. Am J Public Health. 2005 Jan;95(1):6; author reply 6-7. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.050583. Am J Public Health. 2005. PMID: 15623850 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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