title: The incidence of allergy--has it changed?
abstract: A survey of the incidence of allergy in the entire population of a new-town general practice is reported, comparing the year 1974 with 1979. A rise in the incidence of allergic complaints is noted in both sexes. However, hay fever and asthma continue to show a male dominance.
mesh_terms: D000799:Angioedema / Q000453:epidemiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014581:Urticaria / Q000453:epidemiology