Family size, infection and atopy: the first decade of the "hygiene hypothesis"

Thorax. 2000 Aug;55 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S2-10. doi: 10.1136/thorax.55.suppl_1.s2.

Author

Affiliation

¹ Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
Asthma / epidemiology
Asthma / etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Digestive System / microbiology
Family Characteristics*
Humans
Hypersensitivity / epidemiology
Hypersensitivity / etiology*
Immunization / adverse effects
Infant
Infections / epidemiology*
Infections / immunology
New Zealand / epidemiology
Prevalence
United Kingdom / epidemiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents