David P. Strachan
American immunologist
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immune system disorders
- In immune system disorder: Deficiencies associated with limited environmental exposure
…late 1980s by American immunologist David P. Strachan in his hygiene hypothesis. The hypothesis suggested that small family size and increased personal hygiene reduced childhood exposure to infections and thereby resulted in the development of allergic disorders. Building on the hygiene hypothesis, scientists later proposed that the continued increase in…
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