Dishing the dirt

Starting with a historical perspective, the programme linked the dramatic fall in infant mortality over the past century to a reduction in overcrowding, cleaner water, and better sewage facilities. Either these coexist intrinsically with an interest in this particular subject, or Channel 4's re...

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Published in:BMJ 2000-07, Vol.321 (7252), p.58-58
Main Author: Partridge, Martyn R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allergies
Asthma
Diabetes
Hypotheses
Immune system
Mortality
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Reviews
Studies
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Summary:Starting with a historical perspective, the programme linked the dramatic fall in infant mortality over the past century to a reduction in overcrowding, cleaner water, and better sewage facilities. Either these coexist intrinsically with an interest in this particular subject, or Channel 4's researchers are particularly adept at discovering the best academics to interview. [...]a learned microbiologist, explaining how an immune system underchallenged by infection might attack pollen or house dust mites, talked of "the immune system going looking for a fight."
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.321.7252.58