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Epidemiology

the idea that fewer childhood infections in smaller, cleaner households raise the risk of allergic disease.

In epidemiology, hygiene hypothesis refers to the idea that fewer childhood infections in smaller, cleaner households raise the risk of allergic disease. This meaning comes from Strachan (1989) in BMJ.[1]

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Strachan, D. P. (1989). Hay fever, hygiene, and household size. BMJ, 299(6710), 1259-1260. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.299.6710.1259

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