Asthma epidemiology and hygiene hypothesis in Asia

Allergy and Clinical Immunology International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 155-160

  Wong, Gary W K ^a   Leung, T F ^a   Fok, T F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asia; Asthma; Children; Hygiene hypothesis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5;

AGRICULTURE; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ASIA; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHINA; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEREDITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDONESIA; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHILIPPINES; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; THAILAND; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 3242890865     PISSN: 08381925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0838-1925.16.4.155     Document Type: Review

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