Hypothesis: Urbanization and the allergy epidemic - A reverse case of immunotheraphy?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 538-539

  Linneberg, A ^a  

^a Research Centre for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergy; Epidemiology; Tolerance; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; MILK PROTEIN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; GRASS POLLEN; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE; MIGRATION; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ALLERGENS; DENMARK; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; POLLEN; RISK FACTORS; URBANIZATION;

EID: 14744292801     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00721.x     Document Type: Article

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