Chronic virus infections supress atopy but not asthma in a set of children from a large latin american city: a cross-section study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased over recent decades in affluent countries, but remains low in rural populations and some non-affluent countries. An explanation for these trends is that increased exposure to infectio...

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Main Authors: Dattoli Vitor CC, Cunha Sergio S, Veiga Rafael V, Cruz Álvaro C, Cooper Phillip J, Rodrigues Laura C, Barreto Maurício L, Alcantara-Neves Neuza M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/11/24