Exposure to dogs and cats in the first year of life and risk of allergic sensitization at 6 to 7 years of age
DR Ownby, CC Johnson, EL Peterson - Jama, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
ContextChildhood asthma is strongly associated with allergic sensitization. Studies have
suggested that animal exposure during infancy reduces subsequent allergic sensitization.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the relationship between dog and cat exposure in the first year of life
and allergic sensitization at 6 to 7 years of age. Design, Setting, and SubjectsProspective
birth cohort study of healthy, full-term infants enrolled in a health maintenance organization
in suburban Detroit, Mich, who were born between April 15, 1987, and August 31, 1989, and …
suggested that animal exposure during infancy reduces subsequent allergic sensitization.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the relationship between dog and cat exposure in the first year of life
and allergic sensitization at 6 to 7 years of age. Design, Setting, and SubjectsProspective
birth cohort study of healthy, full-term infants enrolled in a health maintenance organization
in suburban Detroit, Mich, who were born between April 15, 1987, and August 31, 1989, and …