Open AccessExposure to Environmental Microorganisms and Childhood Asthma
Author(s) -
Markus Ege,
M. Mayer,
AnneCécile Normand,
Jon Genuneit,
William Cookson,
Charlotte BraunFahrländer,
Dick Heederik,
Renaud Piarroux,
Erika von Mutius
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1007302
Subject(s) - asthma , atopy , medicine , environmental health , microorganism , early childhood , immunology , bacteria , biology , developmental psychology , genetics , psychology
Children who grow up in environments that afford them a wide range of microbial exposures, such as traditional farms, are protected from childhood asthma and atopy. In previous studies, markers of microbial exposure have been inversely related to these conditions.
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