Allergy and modern society: Does ‘western life style‘ promote the development of allergies?

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 7-10

  Ring, Johannes ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Life style; Parasites; Pollution; Society

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; LIFESTYLE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY;

ALLERGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 0030889843     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: 14230097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000237495     Document Type: Article

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