Trends in prevalence of symptoms of asthma, hay fever, and eczema in 12-14 year olds in the British Isles, 1995-2002: questionnaire survey

Affiliations

H Ross Anderson et al. BMJ. 2004.

. 2004 May 1;328(7447):1052-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.38057.583727.47. Epub 2004 Mar 17.

¹ Department of Community Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE. r.anderson@sghms.ac.uk

No abstract available

Comment in

Eating more vegetables might explain reduced asthma symptoms.
Chen R, Hu Z, Seaton A. Chen R, et al. BMJ. 2004 Jun 5;328(7452):1380. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7452.1380-a. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15178635 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

1. ISAAC Steering Committee. Worldwide variations in the prevalence of asthma symptoms: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Eur Respir J 1998;12: 315-35. - PubMed
1. Anderson HR, Gupta R. Trends in asthma. In: Partridge MR, Miles A, eds. The effective management of asthma. London: Aesculapius, 2002.
1. Ng Man KG, Proctor A, Billings C, Duggan R, Das C, Whyte MK, et al. Increasing prevalence of asthma diagnosis and symptoms in children is confined to mild symptoms. Thorax 2001;56: 312-4. - PMC - PubMed
1. Kaur B, Anderson HR, Austin J, Burr ML, Harkins L, Strachan DP, et al. Prevalence of asthma symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment in 12-14 year old children across Great Britain (international study of asthma and allergies in childhood, ISAAC UK). BMJ 1998;316: 118-24. - PMC - PubMed
1. Jeffs D, Grainger R, Powell P. Is childhood allergy more common amongst an island population? J R Soc Health 2000;120: 236-41. - PubMed