Format:
XVI + 324 S
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Online-Ressource Karger eBooks Collection 1997-2009
ISBN:
9783805576499
Series Statement:
Nestlé Nutrition Workshop Series 53 : Pediatric program
Content:
During the last two decades the increase in allergic diseases in children, such as atopic dermatitis and asthma, has been drastic. However, this is not true for the entire world: the incidence of allergies in children has risen only in developed countries. The observation of this socio-geographic discrepancy has led to careful study of the environmental differences that exist between the diverse settings in which children are born and has resulted in the so-called ‘hygiene hypothesis’: the ‘sterility’ of modern hospitals and birth places in the developed world might lead to a lack of microbial stimulation required for the development of a balanced mucosal immune response, including expansion of T-helper (Th) cell subsets that can mediate immune responses. Therefore, this workshop was held to consider in depth the environmental factors that influence the changing pattern of worldwide childhood allergy.This publication is a valuable source of knowledge and update for nutritionists, pediatricians, immunologists, microbiologists, as well as professionals concerned with preventive medicine
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783318010268
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783805576499
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783805576499
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1159/isbn.978-3-318-01026-8
