The increase in asthma can be ascribed to cleanliness

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1106-1107

  Von Mutius, E ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; IMMUNOLOGY;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; HYGIENE;

EID: 0035482474     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.7.2107130a     Document Type: Editorial

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