Farms, Findings, and False Causation: A Systematic Review of Allergy Prevalence
URL https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7981632/v1.pdf Stage Model Crisis Paradigm framing The dominant paradigm in allergy epidemiology is the "farm effect," which posits that exposure to farming environments provides a protective effect against allergies. This has led to research aimed at identifying specific environmental or microbial factors responsible for this protection. This preprint challenges this paradigm by proposing an
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