Association between pet-keeping and asthma in school children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-137

  Medjo, Biljana ^a   Atanaskovic Markovic, Marina ^a   Nikolic, Dimitrije ^a   Spasojevic Dimitrijeva, Brankica ^a   Ivanovski, Petar ^a   Djukic, Slobodanka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

asthma; child; hypersensitivity; pets; sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL HISTORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PET ANIMAL; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; DOGS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PETS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SERBIA; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84876579736     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ped.12071     Document Type: Article

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