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December (Issue 6 Volume 26)
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Social class in asthma and allergic rhinitis: a national cohort study over three decades
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Braback L., Hjern A., Rasmussen F.
Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 1064-1068		Full textPDF-fileAbstract

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The aim of this study was to assess whether the association with social class differed between allergic rhinitis and asthma and whether these associations have changed over time. The Swedish Military Service Conscription Register was linked to two other national registers for 1,247,038 male conscripts in successive cohorts born between 1952 and 1977. The percentage of asthma cases associated with allergic rhinitis was 15% in the oldest cohort and 44% in the youngest cohort. Low socio-economic... [View all]
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