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Early life circumstances and atopic disorders in childhood
Author(s) -
Bernsen R. M. D.,
Van Der Wouden J. C.,
Nagelkerke N. J. D.,
De Jongste J. C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02518.x
Subject(s) - early childhood , medicine , vaccination , pediatrics , immunology , psychology , developmental psychology
Summary The prevalence of childhood atopic disorders has risen dramatically in the last decades of the past century. Risk factors for the development of these disorders have been studied extensively. This review focuses on the role of early life risk factors such as pre‐natal development, perinatal circumstances, birth order and childhood vaccinations.