The hygiene hypothesis for allergy – conception and evolution

In 1989, a short paper entitled “Hay fever, hygiene and household size” observed that British children from larger families were less likely to develop hay fever and suggested that this could be because early exposure to infection prevents allergy. This sibship size association for hay fever, since...

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Published in:	Frontiers in allergy Vol. 3; p. 1051368
Main Authors:	Perkin, Michael R, Strachan, David P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 24.11.2022
Subjects:	Allergy allergy epidemic birth order hay fever (H.F) hygiene hygiene hypothesis microbiome allergy epidemic hygiene hypothesis hay fever (H.F) microbiome hygiene birth order
ISSN:	2673-6101, 2673-6101
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