title: Asthma and the exposure-disease tenet.
abstract: The rapid increase in allergies and asthma in affluent societies stirred an extensive research work looking for clues within the environment. While the results of these efforts continue to unfold, an evolutionary insight might help direct our research agenda and broaden our comprehension of the exposure-disease relationship.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Muenster, Domagkstr. 3, Germany. maziak@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maziak
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008019:Life Style; D012923:Social Class