title: Primary and secondary prevention of allergic airway disease.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: North West Lung Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, M23 9LT, Manchester, UK. cgore@fs1.with.man.ac.uk
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Custovic
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000639:trends; D012130:Respiratory Hypersensitivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*