Prenatal antibiotic use, caesarean delivery and offspring's food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome: A National Birth Cohort (JECS)
Corresponding Author
Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Allergy Center, Medical Support Center for Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1, Okura, Setagayaku, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKyongsun Pak
Biostatistics Unit, Department of Data Science, Center for Clinical Research, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMayako Saito-Abe
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMiori Sato
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYumiko Miyaji
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHidetoshi Mezawa
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMinaho Nishizato
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorLimin Yang
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNatushiko Kumasaka
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorIchiro Nomura
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYukihiro Ohya
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Correspondence
Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Allergy Center, Medical Support Center for Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS), National Center for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1, Okura, Setagayaku, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorKyongsun Pak
Biostatistics Unit, Department of Data Science, Center for Clinical Research, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMayako Saito-Abe
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMiori Sato
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYumiko Miyaji
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHidetoshi Mezawa
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMinaho Nishizato
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorLimin Yang
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorNatushiko Kumasaka
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorIchiro Nomura
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYukihiro Ohya
Allergy Center, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Support Center for the Japan Environment and Children's Study, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
Data are unsuitable for public deposition due to ethical restrictions and legal framework of Japan. It is prohibited by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (Act No. 57 of 30 May 2003, amendment on 9 September 2015) to publicly deposit the data containing personal information. Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Health Research Involving Human Subjects enforced by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare restrict the open sharing of the epidemiologic data. All inquiries about access to data should be sent to: [email protected]. The person responsible for handling enquiries sent to this e-mail address is Dr Shoji F. Nakayama, JECS Programme Office, National Institute for Environmental Studies. URL https://www.env.go.jp/chemi/ceh/en/index.html. The authors had no special access privileges to the data others would not have.
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