Wereldwijd lijden 500 miljoen personen aan allergische rinitis1. Deze pathologie neemt in de meeste landen toe en vooral in gebieden met een tot nu lage of matige prevalentie.
Prevalentie van allergische rinitis binnen de algemene bevolking6tot9
Frankrijk | Duitsland | Belgique9 | Spanje | VS | Japan | |
Allergische rinitis | 25 % | 21% | 28 % | 22 % | 20 % | 25 % |
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