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For many years, information on the impact of allergic diseases in the community came from industrialized countries, whereas epidemiologic data was scarce from other parts of the world such as South America and Africa
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Baena-Cagnani, C.E. The global burden of asthma and allergic diseases: The challenge for the new century. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 1, 297–298 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-001-0037-z
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