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Is childhood wheeze and asthma in Latin America associated with poor hygiene and infection? A systematic review

INTRODUCTION: High asthma prevalence in Latin-American cities is thought to be caused by poor hygiene and infections. This contradicts the widely accepted ‘hygiene hypothesis’ for asthma aetiology. METHODS: Systematic review of observational studies evaluating the association between poor hygiene ex...

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Autores principales: Ardura-Garcia, Cristina, Garner, Paul, Cooper, Philip J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5844372/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29531744
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000249