Asthma and allergic disease: their relation with Necator americanus and other helminth infections

Background The rate at which the prevalence of allergic disease is increasing in many countries suggests that environmental exposures may be important aetiological factors. Epidemiological evidence indicates that infection with helminth parasites may be one such factor: in particular, in a systemat...

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Main Author: Feary, Johanna Ruth
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2012
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12411/