The asthma epidemic

W Eder, MJ Ege, E von Mutius - New England Journal of …, 2006 - Mass Medical Soc
This review surveys the data on the increase in the prevalence of asthma in recent decades
and finds evidence of a plateau in many Western countries. The authors examine the …

Is the prevalence of asthma declining? Systematic review of epidemiological studies

C Anandan, U Nurmatov, OCP Van Schayck, A Sheikh - Allergy, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
To cite this article: Anandan C, Nurmatov U, van Schayck OCP, Sheikh A. Is the prevalence
of asthma declining? Systematic review of epidemiological studies. Allergy 2010; 65: 152 …

Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary

ED Bateman, SS Hurd, PJ Barnes… - European …, 2007 - publications.ersnet.org
Asthma is a serious health problem throughout the world. During the past two decades,
many scientific advances have improved our understanding of asthma and ability to manage …

Worldwide trends in the prevalence of asthma symptoms: phase III of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

N Pearce, N Aït-Khaled, R Beasley, J Mallol, U Keil… - Thorax, 2007 - thorax.bmj.com
Background: Phase I of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood
(ISAAC) was designed to allow worldwide comparisons of the prevalence of asthma …

Prevalence of asthma and other allergic conditions in Colombia 2009–2010: a cross-sectional study

RJ Dennis, L Caraballo, E García, MX Rojas… - BMC pulmonary …, 2012 - Springer
Background While it is suggested that the prevalence of asthma in developed countries may
have stabilized, this is not clear in currently develo** countries. Current available …

[HTML][HTML] Changing prevalence of allergic diseases in the Asia-pacific region

GWK Wong, TF Leung, FWS Ko - Allergy, Asthma & …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Asia-Pacific is one of the most densely populated regions of the world and is experiencing
rapid economic changes and urbanization. Environmental pollution is a significant problem …

Increasing Incidence of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Spain (1996–2009) The SPIRIT Registry

J Martín-de-Carpi, A Rodríguez… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Although pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosis has increased
in the last decades in Spain, there are no consistent epidemiologic data. Our aim was to …

Trends in prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in 5–7‐year old Swiss children from 1992 to 2001

L Grize, M Gassner, B Wüthrich, B Bringolf‐Isler… - Allergy, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Changing occurrence rates of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis are
of public health concern and require surveillance. Changes in prevalence rates of these …

Prevalence of asthma with aspirin hypersensitivity in the adult population of Poland

L Kasper, K Sladek, M Duplaga, G Bochenek… - Allergy, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and other nonsteroid anti‐inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs) are reported to account for 21–25% of all adverse drug reactions. Some …

[PDF][PDF] 5 prevalence of uncontrolled severe persistent asthma in pneumology and allergy hospital units in Spain

S Quirce, V Plaza, C Picado, M Vennera… - … Allergology and Clinical …, 2011 - academia.edu
■ Abstract Background: Severe persistent asthma is often poorly controlled and its
prevalence in pneumology and allergy hospital units in Spain is unknown. Objectives: To …