Increased prevalence of symptoms of rhinitis but not of asthma between 1990 and 2008 in Swedish adults: comparisons of the ECRHS and GA²LEN surveys.
<h4>Background</h4>The increase in asthma prevalence until 1990 has been well described. Thereafter, time trends are poorly known, due to the low number of high quality studies. The preferred method for studying time trends in prevalence is repeated surveys of similar populations. This s...
Main Authors: | Anders Bjerg, Linda Ekerljung, Roelinde Middelveld, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Bertil Forsberg, Karl Franklin, Kjell Larsson, Jan Lötvall, Inga Sif Olafsdóttir, Kjell Torén, Bo Lundbäck, Christer Janson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-02-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21379386/pdf/?tool=EBI |
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