Sublingual Immunotherapy in Children with Allergic Rhinitis
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The prevalence of allergic disease has been increasing over time and now represents a global health problem. For example, allergic disease in the UK affects up to 40% of children with allergic rhinitis accounting for a significant component of the allergic burden. There is also specific evidence for increasing prevalence of allergic rhinitis in the UK paediatric population, particularly among young children: data from Phase 3 of the ISAAC cross-sectional survey reveal 10.1% of UK children aged 6-7 and 15.3% of those aged 13-14 years reported symptoms of allergic rhino-conjunctivitis in the past 12 months.
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