Hospital admissions for acute anaphylaxis: time trend study.
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چکیده
Anecdotal evidence suggests that the incidence of acute anaphylaxis is increasing. Reasons for this supposed increase are poorly understood although a number of factors associated with the “Western lifestyle” have been implicated, such as changes in diet and the increasing use of therapeutic drugs. We investigated trends in hospital admissions for acute anaphylaxis using routinely collected national hospital discharge statistics from 1991-2 to 1994-5.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 320 7247 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000