The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 107, Issue 3 , Pages 455-460 , March 2001

Systematic review: Exposure to pets and risk of asthma and asthma-like symptoms

Received 5 July 2000 ,Revised 20 October 2000 ,Accepted 28 November 2000.

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    Begg funnel plot for exposure to pets and asthma or wheezing. lnEM, Natural log of the effect measure.

    Begg funnel plot for exposure to pets and asthma or wheezing. lnEM, Natural log of the effect measure.

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    Plot of the effect estimate by median age of study population and type of study for studies of exposure to pets and risk of wheezing. Regression coefficient for median age is 0.044 (95% CI, 0.006-0.08

    Plot of the effect estimate by median age of study population and type of study for studies of exposure to pets and risk of wheezing. Regression coefficient for median age is 0.044 (95% CI, 0.006-0.082). C, Cohort study; X, other.

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doi: 10.1067/mai.2001.113240

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 107, Issue 3 , Pages 455-460 , March 2001

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