Relationship between flame retardants and respiratory health- A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Sónia D Coelho¹, Tiago Maricoto², Luís Taborda-Barata³, Isabella Annesi-Maesano⁴, Tomohiko Isobe⁵, Ana C A Sousa⁶

¹Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal.

²Beira Ria Health Unit, Aveiro Health Center, Ílhavo, Portugal; GRUBI - Systematic Reviews Group, Faculty of Health Sciences & UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre, CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. Electronic address: tiago.maricoto@ubi.pt.

³GRUBI - Systematic Reviews Group, Faculty of Health Sciences & UBIAir - Clinical & Experimental Lung Centre, CICS-UBI - Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal; Department of Immunoallergology, Cova da Beira University Hospital Center, Covilhã, Portugal.

⁴Institute Desbrest of Epidemiology and Public Health, INSERM and Montpellier University, Department of Allergology and Respiratory Medicine, Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France.

⁵Health and Environmental Risk Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan.

⁶Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) and Department of Biology, School of Science and Technology, University of Évora, Portugal.

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Abstract

Chronic respiratory diseases are a dealing cause of death and disability worldwide. Their prevalence is steadily increasing and the exposure to environmental contaminants, including Flame Retardants (FRs), is being considered as a possible risk factor. Despite the widespread and continuous exposure to FRs, the role of these contaminants in chronic respiratory diseases is yet not clear. This study…

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