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COMMENTARY: Allergic disease and the pre- and perinatal environment

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Behrens, T. COMMENTARY: Allergic disease and the pre- and perinatal environment. Eur J Epidemiol 18, 739–741 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025309614219

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