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Prophylaxis for atopic disease: Role of infant feeding

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Saarinen, U.M. Prophylaxis for atopic disease: Role of infant feeding. Clin Rev Allergy 2, 151–167 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991063

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