The protective effect of childhood infections

Editorial

S L Johnston et al. BMJ. 2001.

. 2001 Feb 17;322(7283):376-7.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7283.376.

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Comment in

Conclusions about type 1 diabetes and hygiene hypothesis are premature.
Anderson WJ, Watson L. Anderson WJ, et al. BMJ. 2001 Jun 9;322(7299):1429. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11397760 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Hay fever, hygiene, and household size.
Strachan DP. Strachan DP. BMJ. 1989 Nov 18;299(6710):1259-60. doi: 10.1136/bmj.299.6710.1259. BMJ. 1989. PMID: 2513902 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Early childhood infectious diseases and the development of asthma up to school age: a birth cohort study.
Illi S, von Mutius E, Lau S, Bergmann R, Niggemann B, Sommerfeld C, Wahn U; MAS Group. Illi S, et al. BMJ. 2001 Feb 17;322(7283):390-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7283.390. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11179155 Free PMC article.

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