Cohort study of sibling effect, infectious diseases, and risk of atopic dermatitis during first 18 months of life

Stabell Benn, Christine; Melbye, Mads; Wohlfahrt, Jan; Björkstén, Bengt; Aaby, Peter

doi:10.1136/bmj.38069.512245.fe

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Cohort study of sibling effect, infectious diseases, and risk of atopic dermatitis during first 18 months of life

Published in BMJ • Apr 30, 2004

Authors:

Christine Stabell Benn

Mads Melbye

Jan Wohlfahrt

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether early infectious diseases could explain the association between number of siblings and other markers of microbial exposure and the development of atopic dermatitis before the age of 18 months. DESIGN: Cohort study. Information on atopic dermatitis, infectious disease...

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Atopic dermatitis

Medicine

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