The environmental predictors of allergic disease

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 105, Issue 1 I, 2000, Pages 9-19

  Von Mutius, Erika ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Atopy; Environment; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INFECTION; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0033966647     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(00)90171-4     Document Type: Article

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