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

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases is rising worldwide. Evidence on potential causal pathways of asthma and allergies is growing, but findings have been contradictory, particularly on the interplay between allergic diseases and understudied social determinants of health like migration status. This review aimed at providing evidence for the association between migration status and asthma and allergies, and to explore the mechanisms between migration status and the development of asthma and allergies.

Methods and findings

Systematic review on asthma and allergies and immigration status in accordance with the guidelines set by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. The pooled odds ratio (OR) of the preva

SUBMITTER: Cabieses B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4139367 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature