Early childhood environment related to microbial exposure and the occurrence of atopic disease at school age

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 619-625

  De Meer, Gea ^a   Janssen, N A H ^a   Brunekreef, B ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atopic asthma; Atopic rhinitis; Childhood atopy; Day care; Epidemiology; Infection; Pet; Sib size

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DAY CARE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SIBLING; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHEEZING;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATS; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE;

EID: 17644383652     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00746.x     Document Type: Review

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