Suzanne D. van der Werff, Katja Polman, Maiza Campos Ponce, Jos W. R. Twisk, Raquel Junco Díaz, Mariano Bonet Gorbea, Patrick Van der Stuyft

Children are especially vulnerable during periods of resource shortage such as economic embargoes. They are likely to suffer most from poor nutrition, infectious diseases, and other ensuing short-term threats. Moreover, early life circumstances can have important consequences for long-term health. We examined the relationship between early childhood exposure to the Cuban economic situation in the nineties and the occurrence of atopic diseases later in childhood.