附註:Internat. conference proceedings.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Genetics -- Environmental influences on asthma and allergy -- Early immunological influences -- Prediction and early diagnosis -- Preventive measures: Section 1: Early interventions -- Preventive measures: Section 2: Occupational allergies and asthma -- Allergy and asthma education -- The costs of allergy and asthma and the potential benefit of prevention strategies -- Summary and guidelines -- Appendix 1: Patient information sheets: pull-out sheets of practical allergen avoidance advice -- Appendix 2: Content of educational programs in allergy and allergic asthma.
摘要:Recommends strategies to fight the 'atopic epidemic'. In the western world, the prevalence of allergy and asthma has increased two- to threefold over the last 40 years and has reached epidemic proportions. This book represents the first complete document containing recommendations on the prevention of allergy and allergic asthma based on the current understanding of the immunological mechanisms of allergic reactions. Prevention of Allergy and Allergic Asthma was a collaborative project between the WAO (World Allergy Organization) and the WHO, launched in 1999. Following two interim reports, th.
