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Cross-sectional comparison of the characteristics of respiratory allergy in immigrants and Italian children.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology - 1 Aug 2014
Lombardi Carlo, Fiocchi Alessandro, Raffetti Elena, Donato Francesco, Canonica Giorgio Walter, Passalacqua Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Immigrants represent a good epidemiological model to evaluate the relative influence of environmental and inherited factors on the development of allergy. Several studies on allergy in adults have been published, but few data in children are available. We aimed to investigate the differences, between Italian and immigrant children, in clinical characteristics of respiratory allergy. METHODS: This was...
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