A population-based epidemiological study of anaphylaxis using national big data in Korea: trends in age-specific prevalence and epinephrine use in 2010–2014

Abstract Background Previous reports on anaphylaxis in Asia are limited to relatively small-scale studies. We performed this study to identify the nationwide prevalence of anaphylaxis and epinephrine prescription rates by age groups. Methods The total number of patients, yearly and overall prevalenc...

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Main Authors: Kyunguk Jeong, Jung-Dong Lee, Dae Ryong Kang, Sooyoung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13223-018-0251-z