Primary and secondary prevention of allergic airway disease.
The incidence of atopic conditions is continuing to rise. The number of primary prevention cohorts is increasing and results are becoming available. There is a lack of true secondary prevention trials, however. This article reviews the results currently available from primary and secondary prevention studies.
Gore
Claudia
C
North West Lung Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, M23 9LT, Manchester, UK. cgore@fs1.with.man.ac.uk
Custovic
Adnan
A
D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000639:trends; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*