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Article: Pediatric allergy study. (Product Marketplace).(The Preventive Allergy Treatment study)(Advertising)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Children with allergies who receive allergy shots are about half as likely to develop asthma as children not treated with shots, according to a study published in the February 2002 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
The Preventive Allergy Treatment (PAT) study, conducted at six pediatric centers in Europe, followed the progress of disease in 205 children ages 6 to 14 with proven allergies to birch, grass pollen, or both. The children were ...