Changing prevalence of wheeze, rhinitis and allergic sensitisation in late childhood: Findings from 2 Isle of Wight birth cohorts 12 years apart

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1430-1438

  Patil, V K ^a,b   Kurukulaaratchy, R J ^a   Venter, C ^a,c   Grundy, J ^a   Roberts, G ^a,b,d   Dean, T ^a,c   Arshad, S H ^a,b,d  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma prevalence; Hayfever prevalence; Sensitisation prevalence; Time trends in UK

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SEX; SKIN TEST; TREND STUDY; WHEEZING; ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ASTHMA; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84939616092     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12534     Document Type: Article

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