We call for iCAALL: International Collaboration in Asthma, Allergy and Immunology†
J. Lötvall
Krefting Research Centre, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorR. Pawankar
Department of Otolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, Yayoi, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorD. V. Wallace
Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
C. A. Akdis
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorL. J. Rosenwasser
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
Search for more papers by this authorA. Wesley Burks
Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorR. F. Lockey
Division of Allergy/Immunology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorN. G. Papadopoulos
Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorS. M. Fineman
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorD. K. Ledford
Division of Allergy/Immunology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Search for more papers by this authoron behalf of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), and the Word Allergy Organisation (WAO)
Society representatives: AAAAI: AW Burks, TB Casale, DK Ledford; ACAAI: DV Wallace, RW Weber, SM Fineman; EAACI: J Lötvall, CA Akdis, NG Papadoulos; WAO: R Pawankar, LJ Rosenwasser, RF Lockey.Search for more papers by this authorJ. Lötvall
Krefting Research Centre, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
Search for more papers by this authorR. Pawankar
Department of Otolaryngology, Nippon Medical School, Yayoi, Tokyo, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorD. V. Wallace
Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
C. A. Akdis
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos SwitzerlandSearch for more papers by this authorL. J. Rosenwasser
Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
Search for more papers by this authorA. Wesley Burks
Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Search for more papers by this authorR. F. Lockey
Division of Allergy/Immunology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorN. G. Papadopoulos
Allergy Department, 2nd Pediatric Clinic, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorS. M. Fineman
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorD. K. Ledford
Division of Allergy/Immunology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Search for more papers by this authoron behalf of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI), the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), and the Word Allergy Organisation (WAO)
Society representatives: AAAAI: AW Burks, TB Casale, DK Ledford; ACAAI: DV Wallace, RW Weber, SM Fineman; EAACI: J Lötvall, CA Akdis, NG Papadoulos; WAO: R Pawankar, LJ Rosenwasser, RF Lockey.Search for more papers by this author
References
- 1Schoenwetter WF, Dupclay L Jr, Appajosyula S, Botteman MF, Pashos CL. Economic impact and quality-of-life burden of allergic rhinitis. Curr Med Res Opin 2004; 20: 305–317.
- 2Pawankar R, Canonica GW, Holgate ST, Lockey RF. WAO white book on allergy. Milwaukee, WI: World Allergy Organization, 2011: 1–216.
- 3Pearce N, Aït-Khaled N, Beasley R, Mallol J, Keil U, Mitchell E et al. Worldwide trends in the prevalence of asthma symptoms: phase III of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Thorax 2007; 62: 758–766.
- 4Varjonen E, Kalimo K, Lammintausta K, Terho P. Prevalence of atopic disorders among adolescents in Turku, Finland. Allergy 1992; 47: 243–248.
- 5Rönmark E, Perzanowski M, Platts-Mills T, Lundbäck B. Incidence rates and risk factors for asthma among school children: a 2-year follow-up report from the obstructive lung disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) studies. Respir Med 2002; 96: 1006–1013.
- 6Lötvall J, Ekerljung L, Rönmark EP, Wennergren G, Lindén A, Rönmark E et al. West Sweden Asthma Study: prevalence trends over the last 18 years argues no recent increase in asthma. Respir Res 2009; 10: 94.
- 7Settipane RA, Charnock DR. Epidemiology of rhinitis: allergic and nonallergic. Clin Allergy Immunol 2007; 19: 23–34.
- 8Robinson CL, Baumann LM, Romero K, Combe JM, Gomez A, Gilman RH et al. Effect of urbanisation on asthma, allergy and airways inflammation in a developing country setting. Thorax 2011; 66: 1051–1057.
- 9Burks AW, Tang M, Sicherer S, Muraro A, Eigenmann PA, Ebisawa M et al. ICON: food allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012; doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2012.02.001.
Citing Literature
