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High prevalence of asthma and atopy in the Canary Islands, Spain

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Gabriel Juliá-Serdà, Pedro Cabrera-Navarro, Orlando Acosta-Fernández, P. Martín-Pérez, P. Losada-Cabrera, Miguel Ángel García Bello, Teresa Carrillo‐Díaz, Josep Antó-Boqué

The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

This study shows a high prevalence of sensitisation to mites, atopy, BHR and asthma in the Canaries, similar to that observed in English-speaking countries. We suggest that these findings could partially result from climatic conditions.

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