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Allergic conditions: key references and evidence

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). UK Department of Health 2002. (Note that this document is apparently no longer available on the Department of Health website)

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

Scottish Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee (SMASAC). Report on allergy services in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2009.

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.

Effectiveness evidence

ScotPHO’s purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic.

NHS Health Scotland: Scottish perspectives on NICE public health guidance - Index page

National Library for Public Health - Home page

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Home page

Cochrane Reviews - Topic index page

EPPI-Centre: Evidence library - Home page

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance - Topic index page

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Home page

Note: The effectiveness evidence links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative. The usual ScotPHO disclaimer about links to external sites applies.