The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 108, Issue 4 , Pages 509-515 , October 2001

Dog exposure in infancy decreases the subsequent risk of frequent wheeze but not of atopy

Received 19 January 2001 ,Revised 4 June 2001 ,Accepted 6 June 2001.

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☆ The Children's Respiratory Study was funded through NHLBI SCOR grants #HL 14136 and #HL 56177. This work was conducted during the stay of S. T. Remes in Tucson with funding from the Academy of Finland, the Finnish Medical Foundation, and the Finnish Pediatric Research Foundation.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Anne L. Wright, PhD, Respiratory Sciences Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724.

PII: S0091-6749(01)05650-0

doi: 10.1067/mai.2001.117797

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 108, Issue 4 , Pages 509-515 , October 2001

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