Exposure to cat allergen, maternal history of asthma, and wheezing in first 5 years of life

Lancet

Volumn 360, Issue 9335, 2002, Pages 781-782

  Celedón, Juan C ^a   Litonjua, Augusto A ^a   Ryan, Louise ^b   Platts Mills, Thomas ^c   Weiss, Scott T ^a   Gold, Diane R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

AGE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CAT; CHILDHOOD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WHEEZING;

EID: 0037036960     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)09906-3     Document Type: Article

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