Presence and timing of cat ownership by age 18 and the effect on atopy and asthma at age 28

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 433-438

  De Meer, Gea ^a,b   Toelle, Brett G ^a   Ng, Kitty ^a   Tovey, Euan ^a,c   Marks, Guy B ^a,c  

^a Woolcock Institute for Medical Research   (Australia)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

AHR; Asthma; Atopy; Childhood cat ownership; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; WHEEZING;

EID: 1542721498     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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