Allergy priming early in life

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9148, 1999, Pages 167-168

  Bjorksten, B ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; CELIAC DISEASE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTONIA; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SHORT SURVEY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0033056951     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)77212-3     Document Type: Note

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