Multiple atopic sensitization and health care utilization in a cohort of immigrant children from a cross-sectional study of respiratory health and atopy in relation to poor-quality housing in Malmö, Sweden
Introduction: Exposure to allergens plays a role in the development of atopic sensitization and influencesallergic phenotype. The effects of exposure to relevant allergens both from the indoor and outdoorenvironment are complex. Immigrant children and their families are exposed to new spectra of seasonaland perennial allergens, and often new lifestyle factors, such as diet, and living conditions.
