Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 99R0xrFp. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Epidemiologic research shows that pets influence human health, demonstrating both protective and deleterious health risks ; therefore, valid definitions of pet exposure would enhance research. The authors determined how well young adults aged 18 years report their early childhood pets. Subjects in an established birth cohort from Detroit, Michigan, born in 1987-1989 (n=820) were asked a series of questions about pets in the home during their first 6 years of life. Pet recall was compared with annual prospectively collected parental report from 12-18 years prior. Exposure to cats was correctly reported on average 86.3% of the time (95% confidence interval : 85.0,87.5) and dogs 79.2% (95% confidence interval : 77.7,80.6) of the time (P
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