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Birth Cohort Studies for the Prevention of Allergy: New Perspectives—Where Do We Go from Now?

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There has been an increase in the prevalence of asthma and other allergic diseases in both industrialized and developing countries over the past decades [1]. In population based studies, prevalence estimates of asthma, atopic dermatitis, and allergic rhinitis vary from 7–10%, 15–20%, and 15–20%, respectively [2, 3], and different increase rates of each of these diseases have been reported in countries around the world [1, 4]. The reasons for this increase are still largely unknown, but interactions between various types of environmental exposures in populations with distinct genetic backgrounds have been proposed [1]. Allergic diseases have therefore become a major public health problem as well as a burden to health care resources, and they not only adversely affect the quality of life of millions of children and adults, but most importantly can be life-threatening in their most severe form. An urgent need to formulate strategies, leading to a reduction of their morbidity and mortality is thus required. This reduction could be achieved through primary or secondary prevention, and much research in both areas has been undertaken.

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Rochat, M., Mutius, E.v. (2009). Birth Cohort Studies for the Prevention of Allergy: New Perspectives—Where Do We Go from Now?. In: Pawankar, R., Holgate, S.T., Rosenwasser, L.J. (eds) Allergy Frontiers: Therapy and Prevention. Allergy Frontiers, vol 5. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-99362-9_24

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