Abstract
Most childhood asthma in Latin America is nonatopic for which important risk factors are those of poverty including poor hygiene (i.e. dirt), poor diet and obesity and psychosocial stress. There is evidence that exposures to infections in early childhood reduce atopy but not asthma. Research is needed to identify causes of nonatopic asthma that may be suitable for primary prevention or other public health intervention strategies for asthma in Latin America.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 171-178 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- asthma
- atopy
- childhood infections
- diet
- Latin America
- obesity
- poverty
- psychosocial stress
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