The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 118, Issue 2 , Pages 521-522 , August 2006

Duration of airborne Fel d 1 reduction after cat washing

  • Christian Nageotte, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich
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  • Michael Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Allergy and Asthma Care, Portage, Mich
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  • Suzanne Havstad, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich
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  • Edward Zoratti, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich
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  • Dennis Ownby, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Ga

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: C. Nageotte is on the speaker's bureau for GlaxoSmithKline, Genentech, and Novartis. M. Park is on the speakers' bureau for GlaxoSmithKline. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(06)00944-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.04.049

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 118, Issue 2 , Pages 521-522 , August 2006

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