Immune deviation and the hygiene hypothesis: A review of the epidemiological evidence
- 4 April 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Vol. 14 (2) , 74-80
- https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3038.2003.00017.x
Abstract
The epidemiological evidence for the proposal that early life immune deviation is the principal mechanism by which microbial agents prevent the development of atopy has been reviewed. Seven criteria ...Keywords
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