Is there a sex-shift in prevalence of allergic rhinitis and comorbid asthma from childhood to adulthood? A meta-analysis

Abstract Background Allergic rhinitis and asthma as single entities affect more boys than girls in childhood but more females in adulthood. However, it is unclear if this prevalence sex-shift also occurs in allergic rhinitis and concurrent asthma. Thus, our aim was to compare sex-specific difference...

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Main Authors: M. Fröhlich, M. Pinart, T. Keller, A. Reich, B. Cabieses, C. Hohmann, D. S. Postma, J. Bousquet, J. M. Antó, T. Keil, S. Roll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-12-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Allergy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-017-0176-5