Inner-city asthma and the hygiene hypothesis

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 89, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 69-74

  Matricardi, Paolo M ^a,d   Bouygue, Gabriel R ^b   Tripodi, Salvatore ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b Melloni Hospital   (Italy)

^c SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; ATOPY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; FOOD POISONING; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; THEORY; UNITED STATES; URBAN HYGIENE; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0036974967     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62127-8     Document Type: Review

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