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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Aeroallergens in Canada: Distribution, Public Health Impacts, and Opportunities for Prevention.

Cecilia Sierra-Heredia, Michelle North, Jeff Brook, Christina Daly, Anne K Ellis, Dave Henderson, Sarah B Henderson, Éric Lavigne, Tim K Takaro

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Efficacy and safety of the tree sublingual immunotherapy tablet in the subpopulation of Canadian children with allergic rhinitis and/or conjunctivitis: phase III trial results.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026
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  5. Assessment of multiple-opinion referrals and consults at the BC Children's Hospital Allergy Clinic.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2023
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  7. Minimization of ragweed allergy immunotherapy costs through use of the sublingual immunotherapy tablet in Canadian children with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Cecilia Sierra-HerediaFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada. sierrahe@sfu.ca.
Michelle NorthInstitute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7, Canada. m.north@utoronto.ca.
Jeff BrookDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada. jeff.brook@canada.ca.
Christina DalyAir Quality Health Index, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. christina.daly@canada.ca.
Anne K EllisDepartment of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences and Division of Allergy & Immunology, Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada. Anne.Ellis@kingstonhsc.ca.
Dave HendersonHealth and Air Quality Services, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3, Canada. dave.henderson@canada.ca.
Sarah B HendersonEnvironmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R4, Canada. sarah.henderson@bccdc.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-3329-184X
Éric LavigneAir Health Science Division, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada. eric.lavigne@hc-sc.gc.ca.
Tim K TakaroFaculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada. ttakaro@sfu.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5282-1519
Health Canada · CASimon Fraser University · CAUniversity of Toronto · CAEnvironment and Climate Change Canada · CAQueen's University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aeroallergens occur naturally in the environment and are widely dispersed across Canada, yet their public health implications are not well-understood. This review intends to provide a scientific and public health-oriented perspective on aeroallergens in Canada: their distribution, health impacts, and new developments including the effects of climate change and the potential role of aeroallergens in the development of allergies and asthma. The review also describes anthropogenic effects on plant distribution and diversity, and how aeroallergens interact with other environmental elements, such as air pollution and weather events. Increased understanding of the relationships between aeroallergens and health will enhance our ability to provide accurate information, improve preventive measures and provide timely treatments for affected populations.

Indexed as

Air PollutantsPublic HealthAir PollutionAllergensCanadaClimate ChangeHumansHypersensitivityPrevalenceRespiratory InsufficiencyWeatherAir PollutantsAllergensaeroallergensallergyasthmaatopic marchCanadafungipollen

Identifiers

PMID30044421
PMCPMC6121311
OpenAlexW2883975910

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Registered trials

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