Cats and dogs and the risk of atopy in childhood and adulthood

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Mandhane, Piush J ^a   Sears, Malcolm R ^b   Poulton, Richie ^c   Greene, Justina M ^b   Lou, W Y Wendy ^d   Taylor, D Robin ^e   Hancox, Robert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animals; atopy; cat; dog; interaction; pets; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CAT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; ANIMAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DOGS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449706017     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.06.038     Document Type: Article

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