title: Pets and childhood asthma--how should the pediatrician respond to new information that pets may prevent asthma?
authors.affiliation: Division of Allergy and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. bacharier_l@kids.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Leonard B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Bacharier
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Strunk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004285:Dogs; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000453:epidemiology; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007114:Immunization; D010372:Pediatrics; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004731:Endotoxins