Exposure to pets and the association with sensitization and allergic disease in Belgian schoolchildren.
Prolonged domestic exposure, from birth on, to dog allergen may protect against sensitization.
Van Gysel
D
D
Govaere
E
E
Verhamme
K
K
Doli
E
E
De Baets
F
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000276:immunology*; D001530:Belgium; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012882:Skin Tests; D013334:Students