Decreased prevalence of asthma among children with high exposure to cat allergen: relevance of the modified Th2 response.

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Published in Mediators Inflamm on December 01, 2001

Authors

T A Platts-Mills1, J W Vaughan, K Blumenthal, J A Woodfolk, R B Sporik

Author Affiliations

1: Asthma & Allergic Diseases Center, University Health Systems, Charlottesville, VA 22908-1355, USA. tap2z@virginia.edu

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