Does early exposure to cat or dog protect against later allergy development?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 611-617

  Hesselmar, B ^a,c   Aberg N ^a   Aberg B ^a   Eriksson, B ^b   Bjorksten B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Nordic School of Health   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Exposure; Infancy; Pets; Sensitization; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; ECZEMA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; DOGS; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INHALATION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RISK FACTORS; SKIN TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032901592     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1999.00534.x     Document Type: Article

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