Reply to Fuxench et al

Sarah El-Heis¹, Sarah Crozier^{1

2}, Nicholas Harvey^{1

3}, Eugene Healy⁴, Keith M Godfrey^{1

3

5}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, Southampton Science Park, Innovation Centre, Southampton, UK.
³ NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁴ Dermatopharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁵ Developmental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Sarah El-Heis et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;34(9):e14009.

doi: 10.1111/pai.14009.

Sarah El-Heis¹, Sarah Crozier^{1

2}, Nicholas Harvey^{1

3}, Eugene Healy⁴, Keith M Godfrey^{1

3

5}

¹ Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
² NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Wessex, Southampton Science Park, Innovation Centre, Southampton, UK.
³ NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
⁴ Dermatopharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁵ Developmental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

No abstract available

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