Allergic sensitization is a key risk factor for but not synonymous with allergic disease

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Editorial

Robert G Hamilton. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Aug.

. 2014 Aug;134(2):360-1.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.02.022. Epub 2014 Mar 31.

¹ Medicine-Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md. Electronic address: rhamilto@jhmi.edu.

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Keywords: IgE; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; atopy; prevalence; sensitization.

Comment on

Prevalence of allergic sensitization in the United States: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2006.
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