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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 3/2010

Open Access 01-11-2010 | Poster presentation

Does perceived stress in pregnant immigrant women predispose their infants to allergic disease development? - a work-in-progress

Authors: Miki Peer, Meir Steiner, Susan Waserman, Claudio N Soares

Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Special Issue 3/2010

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"Canada's Immigration Program" [1] reports that Canada has the highest per capita immigration rate in the world. Given the finding that pregnant immigrant women display higher prevalence of depression and anxiety disorders [2], the investigation of health outcomes in this population is warranted. The present study will examine whether prenatal perceived stress and/or physiologic maternal stress responses are associated with the development of allergies in infants, in a diverse group of immigrant women. …
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Title
Does perceived stress in pregnant immigrant women predispose their infants to allergic disease development? - a work-in-progress
Authors
Miki Peer
Meir Steiner
Susan Waserman
Claudio N Soares
Publication date
01-11-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1710-1492-6-S3-P35

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