Susceptibility to allergy in adoptive children: a cross-sectional study at "Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital"

• Main Authors: Hyppolite K. Tchidjou (Author), Maria Fenicia Vescio (Author), Jessica Serafinelli (Author), Rosaria Giampaolo (Author), Alessandro Jenkner (Author), Mathurin C. Tadonkeng (Author), Luca Avellis (Author), Alessandro Fiocchi (Author), Patrizio Pezzotti (Author), Giovanni Rezza (Author), Paolo Rossi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prevalence of allergy has steeply increased during the past few decades, particularly in high-income countries. The development of atopy could present different characteristics in internationally adopted children with regard to incidence, specific patterns of allergies and timing...