The hygiene hypothesis and atopy: Bring back the parasites?

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 172-179

  Elston, Dirk M ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOPY; CELL ACTIVATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HELMINTHIASIS; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFESTATION; INFLAMMATION; NEWBORN PERIOD; NOTE; PARASITE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 29244434042     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2005.09.020     Document Type: Editorial

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