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. 1998 Jan;53(1):28–32. doi: 10.1136/thx.53.1.28

Family size, childhood infections and atopic diseases. The Aberdeen WHEASE Group

C Bodner, D Godden, A Seaton
PMCID: PMC1758702  PMID: 9577518

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