Vaccination and allergic disease: A birth cohort study

T.M. McKeever, S.A. Lewis, C. Smith and R. Hubbard

American Journal of Public Health, 2004, vol. 94, issue 6, 985-989

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.

Date: 2004
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