The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 109, Issue 5 , Pages 784-788 , May 2002

Pets, parental atopy, and asthma in adults

Received 5 November 2001 ,Revised 4 February 2002 ,Accepted 6 February 2002.

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☆ Supported by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health of Finland and the Finnish Work Environment Fund.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Jouni J. K. Jaakkola, MD, DSc, PhD, The Nordic School of Public Health, Box 12133, SE-402 42 Göteborg, Sweden.

PII: S0091-6749(02)08987-X

doi: 10.1067/mai.2002.123870

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 109, Issue 5 , Pages 784-788 , May 2002

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