Day care, siblings, and asthma - Please, sneeze on my child

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 574-575

  Christiansen, S C ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ASTHMA; ATOPY; DAY CARE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SIBLING; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; HUMANS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034710624     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200008243430810     Document Type: Editorial

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