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Editorial

Can vitamin D intake during pregnancy affect the risk of allergy in children?

Kristin M Junge Department of Environmental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, D - 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Irina Lehmann Department of Environmental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, D - 04318 Leipzig, Germany. [email protected]
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Michael Borte Children’s Hospital, Municipal Hospital St. Georg Leipzig, affiliated to the University of Leipzig, Permoserstrasse 15, D - 04318 Leipzig, Germany. [email protected]
Pages 699-701 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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