Prevalence and diversity of allergic rhinitis in regions of the world beyond Europe and North America

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 186-207

  Katelaris, C H ^a   Lee, B W ^b   Potter, P C ^c   Maspero, J F ^d   Cingi, C ^e   Lopatin, A ^f   Saffer, M ^g   Xu, G ^h   Walters, R D ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Fundación Cidea ^*  (Argentina)

^e ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f PIROGOV RUSSIAN NATIONAL RESEARCH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^g Serviço de Otorrinolaringologia   (Brazil)

^h THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen diversity; Allergic rhinitis; Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis; Low to middle income countries; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FOSSIL FUEL; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; SHORT ACTING DRUG; STEROID;

AFRICA; AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGIC RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; ASIA; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; COCKROACH; COSTA RICA; DRUG USE; EGYPT; ETHIOPIA; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRASS POLLEN; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IRAN; ISRAEL; JAPAN; KENYA; KOREA; KUWAIT; LEBANON; MALAYSIA; MEXICO; MORBIDITY; MOROCCO; MOULD; MOZAMBIQUE; NIGERIA; NORTH AMERICA; OMAN; PET ANIMAL; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QATAR; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; SAUDI ARABIA; SENSITIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SKIN TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOYBEAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN; THAILAND; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VENEZUELA; ZIMBABWE;

ALLERGENS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 84856509335     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03891.x     Document Type: Review

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