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Authors’ Response: Health Benefits/Hazards Associated with Companion Animal-Exposure Might be Endpoint-and-Animal Specific

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  1. Department of Epidemiology, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, PO Box 8015, Statesboro, GA, USA

    Imala Ogechi, Kassandra Snook, Bionca M. Davis & Jian Zhang

  2. Department of Community Health Behavior and Education, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, PO Box 8015, Statesboro, 30460, GA, USA

    Andrew R. Hansen

  3. Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, 30904, USA

    Fengqi Liu

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Ogechi, I., Snook, K., Davis, B.M. et al. Authors’ Response: Health Benefits/Hazards Associated with Companion Animal-Exposure Might be Endpoint-and-Animal Specific. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 23, 263–264 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-016-0165-0

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