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

question 152

Multiple Choice

With respect to asthma, the hygiene hypothesis is supported by data showing all of the following EXCEPT _____.

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

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Definitions:

Endocrine Glands

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Cognitive Learning

A process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

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