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The increase in allergy and extended challenges
Author(s) -
Linneberg A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02619.x
Subject(s) - medicine , allergy , environmental health , developing country , urbanization , westernization , developed country , immunology , pediatrics , economic growth , population , economics , modernization theory
To cite this article: Linneberg A. The increase in allergy and extended challenges. Allergy 2011; 66 (Suppl. 95):1–3. Abstract The prevalence of allergic diseases shows a well‐documented increase in developed countries over several decades. Currently, 20–25% of European adults are affected. Westernisation, urbanisation, and affluence contribute to allergy development, so allergy is expected to increase in developing countries in the future. Identifying primary causes, developing new therapies, and increasing treatment access may interrupt the allergic epidemic.