Pet-keeping in early life reduces the risk of allergy in a dose-dependent fashion.
<h4>Objectives</h4>Several studies have indicated that early pet keeping could protect the infant from later allergy development. Here, we investigate if there is a dose-dependent association between cat- and dog-keeping during the first year of life and subsequent allergy development.&l...
Main Authors: | Bill Hesselmar, Anna Hicke-Roberts, Anna-Carin Lundell, Ingegerd Adlerberth, Anna Rudin, Robert Saalman, Göran Wennergren, Agnes E Wold |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208472 |
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