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Why are allergies increasing?

Current opinion in immunology - 1 Dec 2001

Ring J, Krämer U, Schäfer T, Behrendt H

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The incidence of atopic allergy is increasing in certain 'Western' countries but this remains unexplained. Various hypotheses with differing amounts of evidence and/or relevance have been assessed, including increased awareness of the diseases, improved diagnostics, genetic susceptibility, psycho-social influences, allergen exposure, decreased immune-system stimulation, underlying disease, anti-allergic therapy...

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PMID: 11677093
DOI: 10.1016/s0952-7915(01)00282-5

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