Model of the epidemic of childhood atopy

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Schmidt, Wolf Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Epidemic; Intestinal flora; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ATOPY; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTESTINE FLORA; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; NEWBORN; REVIEW;

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTESTINES; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1242285984     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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