The intrauterine and postnatal environments

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1119-1127

  Björkstén, Bengt ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Gestation; Immunology; Infants; Maturation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE;

ALLERGY; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; INTESTINE FLORA; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

EID: 0033458812     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(99)70002-3     Document Type: Article

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