The hygiene hypothesis - Is it the key to the etiology and pathogenesis of IBD?: Pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease in the context of evolutionary adaption and current environmental influences
The hygiene hypothesis postulates that the increased incidence of allergies and autoimmune-mediated diseases, as well as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) observed in recent decades is caused by strongly changing environmental factors. The hygiene hypothesis explains epidemiological data in the conte...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | German |
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2010
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