The impact of pollution on allergic disease

• Published in: Allergy (Copenhagen) Vol. 49; no. 18 Suppl; p. 21
• Main Authors: Rusznak, C, Devalia, J L, Davies, R J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark 1994
• Subjects: Air Pollution - adverse effects; Animals; Humans; Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Hypersensitivity - etiology; Hypersensitivity - immunology; Prevalence; Respiratory Hypersensitivity - epidemiology; Respiratory Hypersensitivity - etiology

Evidence suggests that allergic disease is becoming more common, particularly in industrialized societies. Two studies of schoolchildren from Aberdeen, Scotland aged 8-13 years were undertaken in 1964 and 1989 using identical questionnaires, and found that the reported prevalence of asthma had risen...