A systematic review on the development of asthma and allergic diseases in relation to international immigration: The leading role of the environment confirmed

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Cabieses, Báltica ^a,b,c   Uphoff, Eleonora ^b,c   Pinart, Mariona ^d,e,f,g   Antó, Josep Maria ^d,e,f,g   Wright, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^b BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^f CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHINA; CHINESE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHEEZING; ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; META ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; PEDIGREE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84908346044     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105347     Document Type: Review

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