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Family size, infection and atopy: the first decade of the "hygiene hypothesis".

Thorax ·Vol. 55 Suppl 1 ·2000-08-00 ·Pages S2-10

Strachan DP

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MeSH Terms
Adolescent Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents/adverse effects Asthma/epidemiology,etiology Child Child, Preschool Digestive System/microbiology Family Characteristics Humans Hypersensitivity/epidemiology,etiology Immunization/adverse effects Infant Infections/epidemiology,immunology New Zealand/epidemiology Prevalence United Kingdom/epidemiology
Chemicals
Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Strachan D P
Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
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Article Info
Journal
Thorax
Abbr.
Thorax
ISSN
0040-6376
DOI
10.1136/thorax.55.suppl_1.s2
Published
2000-08-00
Pages
S2-10
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0417353
PMCID
PMC1765943
Subset
IM
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/thorax.55.suppl_1.s2 PMC Full Text View journal details
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