Pets at birth do not increase allergic disease in at-risk children

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1377-1385

  Lodge, C J ^a   Lowe, A J ^a,b   Gurrin, L C ^a   Matheson, M C ^a   Balloch, A ^b   Axelrad, C ^b   Hill, D J ^b   Hosking, C S ^c   Rodrigues, S ^a   Svanes, C ^d,e   Abramson, M J ^f   Allen, K J ^b   Dharmage, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Birth cohort; Cats; Dogs; Hay fever; Pets; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH; CAT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECZEMA; FAMILIAL DISEASE; HAY FEVER; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; WHEEZING;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PETS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865550581     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04032.x     Document Type: Article

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