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The use of a feather quilt, childhood asthma and allergic rhinitis: a prospective cohort study.
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology - 1 Aug 2002
Nafstad P, Nystad W, Jaakkola J J K
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BACKGROUND: Feather bedding has long been considered as a potential source of allergen exposure and thus a potential risk factor for allergic diseases. However, recent cross-sectional studies have reported a higher risk of allergic diseases among users of synthetic bedding compared with feather-bedding users. OBJECTIVE: To explore associations between early life exposure to feather bedding and the risk of...
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