Exposure to pets and the association with sensitization and allergic disease in Belgian schoolchildren

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 663-664

  Van Gysel, D ^b   Govaere, E ^a   Verhamme, K ^b   Doli, E ^b   De Baets, F ^b  

^a OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aalst allergy study; Atopy; Cat; Child; Dog

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CAT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; SKIN TESTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 62449120525     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.01974.x     Document Type: Article

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