The allergen spectrum in Turkey and the relationships between allergens and age, sex, birth month, birthplace, blood groups and family history of atopy.

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This study was performed retrospectively on 2,342 patients who were treated in the allergy department from 1985 to 1996. All patients had been skin prick tested with 40 common aeroallergens in Turkey. Allergen immunotherapy was given to 1,455 of them. Mean age of the patients was 25.9 (range 5 to 69). Fifty-five percent were males and 45.1% females. Forty percent had bronchial asthma and 60.2% had allergic...

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