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Editorial
. 2007 Sep;62(9):746-8.
doi: 10.1136/thx.2007.079707.

Maternal diet vs lack of exposure to sunlight as the cause of the epidemic of asthma, allergies and other autoimmune diseases

Scott T Weiss, Augusto A Litonjua
Editorial

Maternal diet vs lack of exposure to sunlight as the cause of the epidemic of asthma, allergies and other autoimmune diseases

Scott T Weiss et al. Thorax. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

Role of vitamin D deficiency in allergic and autoimmune diseases

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