TY - JOUR
T1 - Pet dander and difficult-to-control asthma
T2 - The burden of illness
AU - Ownby, Dennis R.
PY - 2010/9/1
Y1 - 2010/9/1
N2 - There is evidence that allergy to common indoor pets, particularly cats and dogs, is closely associated with symptomatic asthma in the United States. Because the presence of pets in a home is a potentially modifiable factor, it is important to consider how much asthma morbidity and health care cost might be alleviated by the removal of pets from the homes of all persons with pet-allergic asthma. The percentage of pet-associated excess asthma morbidity was estimated as a proportion of all asthma-related health care costs for the United States.
AB - There is evidence that allergy to common indoor pets, particularly cats and dogs, is closely associated with symptomatic asthma in the United States. Because the presence of pets in a home is a potentially modifiable factor, it is important to consider how much asthma morbidity and health care cost might be alleviated by the removal of pets from the homes of all persons with pet-allergic asthma. The percentage of pet-associated excess asthma morbidity was estimated as a proportion of all asthma-related health care costs for the United States.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958109559&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=77958109559&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3389
DO - 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3389
M3 - Article
C2 - 20929604
AN - SCOPUS:77958109559
SN - 1088-5412
VL - 31
SP - 381
EP - 384
JO - New England and regional allergy proceedings
JF - New England and regional allergy proceedings
IS - 5
ER -