The Hygiene Hypothesis and the Second Epidemiologic Transition

Modern Environments and Human Health: Revisiting the Second Epidemiologic Transition

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 301-320

  Zuckerman, Molly K ^a   Armelagos, George J ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammatory disorders (CIDs); Hygiene hypothesis; Microorganisms; Second epidemiologic transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927130752     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118504338.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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