Immigration to the United States and acculturation as risk factors for asthma and allergy

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-41

  Gold, Diane R ^a,c   Acevedo Garcia, Dolores ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Allergy; Asthma; Children; Hispanic; Immigration; Latino; Mexican American; Migration

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; HAY FEVER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LUNG FUNCTION; MITE; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION; POLLEN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; WHEEZING;

ACCULTURATION; ASTHMA; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MEXICAN AMERICANS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21344457462     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.04.033     Document Type: Editorial

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