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Why are allergies increasing?

  • Johannes Ring
  • , Ursula Krämer
  • , Torsten Schäfer
  • , Heidrun Behrendt
  • Medical Institut für Umwelthygiene (MIU)
  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

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 and pollution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)701-708
Number of pages8
JournalCurrent Opinion in Immunology
Volume13
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2001

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