Percutaneous immediate hypersensitivity to eight allergens, United States, 1976-80.
Contributors: Turkeltaub, Paul C.; National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Series: Vital & health statistics. Series 11, Data from the national health survey ;; no. 235; DHHS publication ;; no. (PHS) 86-1685; Vital and health statistics.; no. 235.; DHHS publication ;; no. 86-1685.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Center for Health Statistics
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Hyattsville, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 73
Subjects: Allergy -- United States -- Statistics.; Health surveys -- United States.; Allergens -- United States -- statistics.; Hypersensitivity, Immediate -- occurrence -- United States.; Skin Tests -- United States -- statistics.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 24-27.
Authors: Peter J. Gergen and Paul C. Turkeltaub.
"This report describes the distribution of immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions to eight selected unstandardized allergens for the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population ages 6-74 years. The rates of hypersensitivity, computed from data collected in the second National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES II) 1976-80, are presented by selected demographic and socioeconomic factors."