Worldwide variations in prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

1997652 citationsJournal Article

Authors

David P. Strachan · St George's Hospital

Bonnie Sibbald · University of Manchester

Stephan K. Weiland · University of Münster

N Aït-Khaled · International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract

These results suggest substantial worldwide variations in the prevalence and labelling of symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis which require further study. These differences, if real, may offer important clues to environmental influences on allergy.

Topics & Keywords

Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Asthma and respiratory diseases Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volume 8, Issue 4, pp. 161-168

DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1997.tb00156.x

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