Epidemiology of anaphylaxis: findings of the American college of allergy, asthma and immunology epidemiology of anaphylaxis working group

P Lieberman, CA Camargo Jr, K Bohlke, H Jick… - Annals of Allergy …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To improve understanding of the epidemiology of anaphylaxis. DATA
SOURCES: We performed a qualitative review by hand of the major epidemiology studies of
anaphylaxis. This review was restricted to articles in the English language. STUDY
SELECTION: Articles chosen were selected by the committee and dated back to 1968. There
was no specific criterion used for selection except the determination of the members of the
committee. RESULTS: Data on anaphylaxis incidence and prevalence are sparse and often …