Epidemiology of asthma and allergies. The prevalence of allergies increases worldwide, and asthma has reached his highest-ever prevalence in Europe: Why?;Epidémiologie de l'asthme et des allergies. La fréquence des allergies augmente partout dans le monde, l'asthme a atteint sa prévalence maximale en Europe: Quelles explications?

Bulletin de l'Academie Nationale de Medecine

Volumn 189, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1419-1434

  Aubier, Michel ^a   Neukirch, Françoise ^b   Annesi Maesano, Isabella ^c   Begue, Pierre ^d   Godeau, Pierre ^d  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ACADÉMIE NATIONALE DE MÉDECINE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Epidemiology; Evolution; Hypersensitivity; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645096971     PISSN: 00014079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-4079(19)33452-1     Document Type: Review

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