Association between pet ownership and the sensitization to pet allergens in adults with various allergic diseases

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 295-300

  Park, Yong Bum ^a   Mo, Eun Kyung ^a   Lee, Jae Young ^a   Kim, Joo Hee ^a   Kim, Cheol Hong ^a   Hyun, In Gyu ^a   Choi, Jeong Hee ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cats; Dogs; Ownership; Pets; Rabbits; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; PET ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIRCH; CAT; CHRONIC COUGH; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PET ANIMAL; PRICK TEST; RABBIT; RAGWEED; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

EID: 84885825963     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2013.5.5.295     Document Type: Article

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