Pet-keeping in early life reduces the risk of allergy in a dose-dependent fashion.

Objectives 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. Methods Two cohorts w...

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Published in:PLOS ONE
Main Authors: Bill Hesselmar, Anna Hicke-Roberts, Anna-Carin Lundell, Ingegerd Adlerberth, Anna Rudin, Robert Saalman, Göran Wennergren, Agnes E Wold
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
Subjects:
Medicine
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Science
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Kiruna
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208472
https://doaj.org/article/a077da944c1948b5920f160933539172

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