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Allergic conditions: key references

Royal College of Physicians. Allergy: the unmet need. A blueprint for better patient care. London, 2003.  PDF Button (1,064Kb)

Department of Health. Government response to the House of Commons Health Committee report on the provision of allergy services. London, 2005.  PDF Button  (191Kb) 

Department of Health. Specialised services national definition set: 17 Specialised services for allergy (all ages). 2002.

Scottish Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee (SMASAC). Immunology and allergy services in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 2000.

The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Steering Committee. Worldwide variation in prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and atopic eczema. Lancet 1998;351:1225-32.

European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Variations in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, self-reported asthma attacks, and use of asthma medication in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS). Eur Respir J 1996;9:687-95.