The long-term protective effects of domestic animals in the home

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 920-922

  Erwin, E A ^a   Woodfolk, J A ^a   Ronmark, E ^a   Perzanowski, M ^a   Platts Mills, T A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 5;

ASTHMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; MALE;

EID: 79958837491     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03787.x     Document Type: Editorial

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