With Respect to Asthma, the Hygiene Hypothesis Is Supported by Data

question 84

Multiple Choice

With respect to asthma, the hygiene hypothesis is supported by data showing that _____.

• A) children born by vaginal delivery have more asthma
• B) farm children have less asthma and other allergies
• C) later-born children develop asthma more often than first-born children
• D) city children have less asthma and fewer allergies

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