Exposure to cats and dogs, and symptoms of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema

Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 742-750

  Brunekreef, Bert ^a   Von Mutius, Erika ^b   Wong, Gary ^c   Odhiambo, Joseph ^d   García Marcos, Luis ^e   Foliaki, Sunia ^f  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^f Ministry of Health Tonga   (Tonga)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CAT EXPOSURE; CHILD; DOG; DOG EXPOSURE; ECZEMA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84864878129     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: 15315487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e318261f040     Document Type: Article

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