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Early antibiotic exposure and risk of psychiatric and neurocognitive outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis: commentary, Sethi and Hanif

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2025

Furqan Ahmad Sethi Open the ORCID record for Furqan Ahmad Sethi [Opens in a new window]  and
Wajahat Hanif
Furqan Ahmad Sethi*
Affiliation:
Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan
Wajahat Hanif
Affiliation:
Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Correspondence: Furqan Ahmad Sethi. Email: furqansethi6@gmail.com
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Developmental psychiatryearly-life interventionsgut-brain axisneurocognitive developmentneurodevelopmental disorders

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 227 , Issue 1 , July 2025 , pp. 509 - 510
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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