Influences of lifestyle-related factors on the immune system and the development of allergies in childhood (LISA): Design and results to date of a prospective birth cohort study;Einfluss von lebensbedingungen und verhaltensweisen auf die entwicklung von immunsystem und allergien im ost-west-vergleich (LISA): Design und bisherige ergebnisse einer prospektiven geburtskohortenstudie in Deutschland

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 249-255

  Brockow, I ^a,b   Zutavern, A ^a,c   Franke, K ^a   Schaaf, B ^d   Von Berg, A ^e   Kramer U ^f   Lehmann, I ^g   Herbarth, O ^g   Borte, M ^h,i   Grubl A ^b   Bauer, C P ^b   Wichmann, H E ^a   Heinrich, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Praxis für Kinder und Jugendmedizin   (Germany)

^e Marien Hospital   (Germany)

^f IUF LEIBNIZ RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^g UFZ Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig Halle ^*

^h Klinikum St Georg   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; East West differences; Environmental factors; Immune system; Lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GERMANY; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIFESTYLE; NEWBORN DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 40949092671     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00112-007-1527-4     Document Type: Article

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