The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 626-631 , March 2008

Delay in diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus vaccination is associated with a reduced risk of childhood asthma

  • Kara L. McDonald, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • ,
  • Shamima I. Huq, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Center for Health Policy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Institute for Child Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • ,
  • Lisa M. Lix, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Center for Health Policy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • ,
  • Allan B. Becker, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • ,
  • Anita L. Kozyrskyj, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Center for Health Policy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Manitoba Institute for Child Health, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anita L. Kozyrskyj, PhD, Rm 210 Pharmacy Building, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3T 2N2.

Received 22 September 2006 ,Revised 11 November 2007 ,Accepted 13 November 2007.

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 Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. K.L.M. received studentships from the Western Regional Training Center for Health Services Research and the National Training Program in Allergy and Asthma. A.L.K. and L.M.L. are Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigators.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: K. L. McDonald has received research support from Western Regional Training Center and the National Training Program for Allergy and Asthma. A. B. Becker has received research support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Allergen, and Novartis. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)02379-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.11.034

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 626-631 , March 2008

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