Does exposure to cats and dogs decrease the risk of allergic sensitization and disease?

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Pets and the development of allergic sensitization

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Heredity, pet ownership, and confounding control in a population-based birth cohort

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Cats and dogs and the risk of atopy in childhood and adulthood

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Gene-environment interactions with CD14 C-260T and their relationship to total serum IgE levels in adults

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Cat allergen level: its determinants and relationship to specific IgE to cat across European centers.

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Effects of pets on asthma development up to 8 years of age: the PIAMA study

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Fel d 1 and Can f 1 in settled dust and airborne Fel d 1 in allergen avoidance day‐care centres for atopic children in relation to number of pet‐owners, ventilation and general cleaning

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Early exposure to pets: Good or bad?

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Effect of Exposure to Cats and Dogs on the Risk of Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Sensitization to peanut, egg or pets is associated with skin barrier dysfunction in children with atopic dermatitis

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Household pet exposure, allergic sensitization, and rhinitis in the U.S. population

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Fel d1 Blocking Antibodies: A Novel Method to Reduce IgE-Mediated Allergy to Cats

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Prevalence and factors associated with adult bronchial asthma in Aseer region, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

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Dust mite species in the households of mite‐sensitive dogs with atopic dermatitis

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Age Differences in Pet Sensitization by Pet Ownership

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Zonula occludens-1 expression is reduced in nasal epithelial cells of allergic rhinitis patients

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Indoor Allergen Interventions in Homes and Schools for Managing Asthma

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V Brazilian Consensus on Rhinitis – 2024

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Quality of life, sleep, and psychological well-being in chronic spontaneous urticaria patients receiving omalizumab: a case–control study

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Cats and dogs: An attractive remedy versus atopy?

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Asthma and Environmental Factors in Children

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Prevalence and factors associated with self-reported asthma diagnosis in Makkah Region of Saudi Arabia

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¿Son las mascotas, perro o gato, un factor de riesgo o protector para el desarrollo o exacerbación del asma? Revisión sistemática de revisiones sistemáticas

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Allergen Control in Asthma

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Meta-Analysis: Triggering Factors of Atopic Dermatitis in Children

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Does exposure to dogs and cats in the first year of life influence the development of allergic sensitization?

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Pets and the development of allergic sensitization

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Pet ownership and sensitization

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Direct and indirect exposure to pets – risk of sensitization and asthma at 4 years in a birth cohort

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High Allergen Exposure as a Risk Factor for Asthma and Allergic Disease

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