The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 4 , Pages 505-511 , October 2006

High prevalence of aeroallergen sensitization among infants of atopic parents

Received 9 January 2006 ,Revised 24 April 2006 ,Accepted 19 June 2006.

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 Supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (grants ES11170 and ES10957).None of the authors has any conflict of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00579-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.06.035

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 4 , Pages 505-511 , October 2006

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