Bengt Björkstén

Worldwide time trends in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in childhood: ISAAC Phases One and Three repeat multicountry cross-sectional surveys

M. Innes Asher, Stephen Montefort, Bengt Björkstén et al. · The Lancet · 2006 · 4.2K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Child Health, Pediatrics +13

Allergy development and the intestinal microflora during the first year of life

Bengt Björkstén, Epp Sepp, Kaja Julge et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2001 · 1.2K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pediatrics +15

Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood

Hywel C Williams, Colin F. Robertson, N Aït-Khaled et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 1999 · 1K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Dermatology, Immunology +9

Decreased gut microbiota diversity, delayed Bacteroidetes colonisation and reduced Th1 responses in infants delivered by Caesarean section

Hedvig E. Jakobsson, Thomas Abrahamsson, Maria C. Jenmalm et al. · Gut · 2013 · 988 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +17

Low diversity of the gut microbiota in infants with atopic eczema

Thomas Abrahamsson, Hedvig E. Jakobsson, Anders F. Andersson et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2011 · 824 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +16