Acute infections, infection pressure, and atopy

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 634-639

  Paunio, M ^a,e   Peltola, H ^b   Virtanen, M ^c   Leinikki, P ^d   Makela, A ^b   Heinonen, O P ^c  

^a Sosiaali ja terveysministerio   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c C/o the Association of Local and Regional Authorities ^*

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Atopy; Mumps; Rubella; URI

Indexed keywords

MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; HUMAN; HYGIENE; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUMPS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RUBELLA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VACCINATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; ECZEMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MEASLES; MUMPS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RUBELLA;

EID: 33646238959     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02468.x     Document Type: Article

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