Factors associated with furry pet ownership among patients with asthma

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 742-749

  Downes, Martin J ^a   Roy, Angkana ^b   McGinn, Thomas G ^b   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; environment exposure; furry pet ownership; prevention; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BEDROOM; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FURRY PET ANIMAL OWNERSHIP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PET ANIMAL; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OWNERSHIP;

EID: 77956515939     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2010.491146     Document Type: Article

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