Prevalence of Atopy and Respiratory Allergic Diseases in the Elderly SAPALDIA Population | Zendy

Brunello Wüthrich | Zendy; Peter SchmidGrendelmeier | Zendy; Christian Schindler | Zendy; Medea Imboden | Zendy; Andreas J. Bircher | Zendy; Elisabeth Zemp | Zendy; Nicole ProbstHensch | Zendy

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Prevalence of Atopy and Respiratory Allergic Diseases in the Elderly SAPALDIA Population

Author(s) -

Brunello Wüthrich,

Peter SchmidGrendelmeier,

Christian Schindler,

Medea Imboden,

Andreas J. Bircher,

Elisabeth Zemp,

Nicole ProbstHensch

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international archives of allergy and immunology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1423-0097

pISSN - 1018-2438

DOI - 10.1159/000351416

Subject(s) - atopy , medicine , asthma , house dust mite , population , allergy , aeroallergen , immunology , allergen , environmental health

Because of changing world demographics, the elderly population is steadily increasing. Few studies have assessed the prevalence of atopy and allergic diseases in elderly persons with objective measures. The aim of this paper is to describe the prevalence of atopy, self-reported allergic rhinitis and doctor's diagnosed asthma in persons over the age of 60 in Switzerland.

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