Effects of environment on human cytokine responses during childhood in the tropics: role of urban versus rural residence

Background Environment may have a key role in the development of the immune system in childhood and environmental exposures associated with rural residence may explain the low prevalence of allergic and autoimmune diseases in the rural tropics. We investigated the effects of urban versus rural resid...

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Main Authors: Philip J. Cooper, Leila D. Amorim, Camila A. Figueiredo, Renata Esquivel, Fernanda Tupiza, Silvia Erazo, Yisela Oviedo, Maritza Vaca, Martha E. Chico, Mauricio L. Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119302170