Pet exposure and risk of atopic dermatitis at the pediatric age: A meta-analysis of birth cohort studies

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Pelucchi, Claudio ^a   Galeone, Carlotta ^a,b   Bach, Jean François ^c,d   La Vecchia, Carlo ^a,b   Chatenoud, Liliane ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Atopic dermatitis; child; epidemiology; hygiene hypothesis; pets

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CAT; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANCY; META ANALYSIS; PET ANIMAL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84883236251     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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