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Objective
To conduct an umbrella review collating the existing evidence to determine whether there is an association between exposure of Paracetamol in‐utero or in infancy and the development of childhood Asthma.
Methods
In this review, systematic reviews with or without meta‐analysis that reported the association between paracetamol and asthma in children were included. To identify relevant reviews,...
Cite this as: S. Eyers, M. Weatherall, S. Jefferies and R. Beasley, Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2011 (41) 482–489.
SummaryBackground
There is evidence to suggest that the risk of asthma might be increased with exposure to paracetamol in the intrauterine environment, infancy, later childhood and adult life.Objective
To review the evidence from studies investigating the association...
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