Allergies in Asia: are we facing an allergy epidemic?

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|  | Full Text    |    Asia Pac Allergy. 2013 Jan;3(1):1-2. English. Published online 2013 Jan 30.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2013.3.1.1  Copyright © 2013. Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology. Allergies in Asia: are we facing an allergy epidemic? Meera Thalayasingam,1 and Bee Wah Lee1,2 1Department of Paediatrics, Khoo Teck Puat National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore 119228, Singapore. 2Department of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119228, Singapore.  Correspondence: Bee Wah Lee. Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, Level 12, NUHS Tower Block, 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228, Singapore. Fax: +65-67797486, Tel: +65-67724411, Email: bee_wah_lee@nuhs.edu.sg  Received January 10, 2013. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.