Is the prevalence of adult asthma and allergic rhinitis still increasing? Results of an Italian study

Background: The prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis has increased worldwide during the 1970s and 1980s. Objective: This study was aimed at evaluating whether the increasing trend in prevalence persisted during the 1990s in the young adult Italian population. Methods: In 1998 to 2000 a screeni...

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Published in:	Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Vol. 111; no. 6; pp. 1232 - 1238
Main Authors:	Verlato, Giuseppe, Corsico, Angelo, Villani, Simona, Cerveri, Isa, Migliore, Enrica, Accordini, Simone, Carolei, Adriana, Piccioni, Pavilio, Bugiani, Massimiliano, Cascio, Vincenzo Lo, Marinoni, Alessandra, Poli, Albino, de Marco, Roberto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.06.2003 Elsevier Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Adult Age Allergic diseases allergic rhinitis Allergies Asthma Asthma - diagnosis Asthma - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Cold Confidence intervals Disease epidemiology Female Humans Immunopathology Italy - epidemiology Male Medical sciences Mortality Population Prevalence Questionnaires Respiratory and ent allergic diseases Response rates Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial - epidemiology Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - epidemiology Studies Suburban areas temporal trend Trends Italy Europe epidemiology ECRHS OR ISAYA temporal trend allergic rhinitis Asthma Human Immunopathology Allergy Nose disease Prevalence Rhinitis Respiratory disease Epidemiology ENT disease Adult Obstructive pulmonary disease
ISSN:	0091-6749, 1097-6825, 1365-2567
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