The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 116, Issue 1 , Pages 38-41, July 2005

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

  • Diane R. Gold, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Diane R. Gold, MD, Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115.
    • ,
  • Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, MPA-URP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health

Received 21 April 2005; accepted 22 April 2005.

Boston, Mass

Key words: Asthma, allergy, children, immigration, migration, acculturation, Mexican American, Hispanic, Latino

Abbreviation used: NHANES III, Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: None to disclose.Supported by RO1 AI/EHS 35786 and RO1 ES10922.

PII: S0091-6749(05)01271-6

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2005.04.033

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The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 116, Issue 1 , Pages 38-41, July 2005

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