Atopic versus infectious diseases in childhood: A question of balance?

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Holt, P G ^a   Sly, P D ^a   Bjorksten B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infancy; Infection; T cells

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ARTICLE; ATOPY; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DENDRITE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANCY; LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

EID: 0030831525     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1997.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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