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ReviewThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice

Reducing Environmental Allergic Triggers: Policy Issues.

Stuart L Abramson

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Review in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Asthma and Allergies in the School Environment.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2019
    Review
  6. Environmental Control: The First Tenet of Allergy.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stuart L AbramsonShannon Clinic/Shannon Medical Center, San Angelo, Texas. Electronic address: stuartabramson@shannonhealth.org.
Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The implementation of policies to reduce environmental allergic triggers can be an important adjunct to optimal patient care for allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. Policies at the local level in schools and other public as well as private buildings can make an impact on disease morbidity. Occupational exposures for allergens have not yet been met with the same rigorous policy standards applied for exposures to toxicants by Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Further benefit may be obtained through policies by local, county, state, and national governments, and possibly through international cooperative agreements. The reduction of allergenic exposures can and should be affected by policies with strong scientific, evidence-based derivation. However, a judicious application of the precautionary principle may be needed in circumstances where the health effect of inaction could lead to more serious threats to vulnerable populations with allergic disease. This commentary covers the scientific basis, current implementation, knowledge gaps, and pro/con views on policy issues in reducing environmental allergic triggers.

Indexed as

AllergensAnimalsAsthmaEvidence-Based PracticeHealth PolicyHumansOccupational ExposurePublic PolicyRhinitis, AllergicUnited StatesAllergensAllergensAllergyAsthmaEnvironmentPolicy

Identifiers

PMID29310764
OpenAlexW2782492431

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Registered trials

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