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Does early exposure to animals alter risk of childhood asthma?

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

    Joseph L. Mathew

  2. Department of Pediatrics, B R Singh Hospital for Medical Education & Reaserch, Kolkata, India

    Gautam Ghosh

  3. Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India

    Archana Patel

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Saha, A., Mathew, J.L., Ghosh, G. et al. Does early exposure to animals alter risk of childhood asthma?. Indian Pediatr 53, 59–63 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-016-0793-4

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