The protective effect of childhood infections: The next challenge is to mimic safely this protection against allergy and asthma

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7283, 2001, Pages 376-377

  Johnston, S L ^a   Openshaw, P J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; VACCINE;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; PERINATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0035901129     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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