Hygiene factors associated with childhood food allergy and asthma
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Hygiene factors associated with childhood food allergy and asthma
BACKGROUND Childhood food allergy and asthma rates are increasing. The hygiene hypothesis has been proposed as an explanation for the increased incidence of allergic disease. OBJECTIVE To describe the association of childhood food allergy and asthma with hygiene factors, such as the number of siblings, antibiotic use, infection history, pet exposure, child care exposure, and maternalchild fac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Allergy and Asthma Proceedings
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1088-5412
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2016.37.3988