Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Mr. Yoshiki Segawa at the Institute for
Clinical Research, Mie National Hospital, for his excellent technical
assistance. The authors would also like to thank the IRAM study
investigators who actively participated in the study: Dr. Ogura Kanae
(Department of Pediatrics, Kyoto Yawata Hospital); Drs. Yutaka Suehiro,
Yukiko Hiraguchi, Yuko Ebishima and Saeko Shimodera (Department of
Pediatrics, Osaka Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and
Allergic Diseases); Drs. Makoto Kameda, Yuri Takaoka, Tomoki Nishikido,
Hiroko Yajima and Mineko Ikeoka (Department of Pediatrics, Osaka
Prefectural Medical Center for Respiratory and Allergic Diseases); Drs.
Hideo Ogura and Yukiko Ogura (Department of Pediatrics, Kochi National
Hospital); Dr. Gyokei Murakami (Murakami Pediatric & Allergy Clinic);
Drs. Toshimi Nakamura and Yoko Yamashita (Department of Pediatrics,
Kanazawa Medical University Hospital); Dr. Yoko Kawasaki (Hotarugawa
Clinic), Drs. Taku Oishi, Hiroaki Hisakawa, Akihiko Hisakawa and Hiroshi
Wakiguchi (Department of Pediatrics, Kochi University); Dr. Hiroyasu
Okahata (Department of Pediatrics, Kure Kyousai Hospital); Drs. Ikuo
Okafuji and Shigeta Shimizu (Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital);
Drs. Naomi Kondo, Eiko Matsui and Kazuo Kubota (Department of
Pediatrics, Gifu University Hospital); Dr. Yutaka Morisawa (Kera Child
& Allergy Clinic); Dr. Mitsuhiko Nambu (Department of Pediatrics, Tenri
Hospital); Dr. Miki Takao (Department of Pediatrics, Takashige Memorial
Hospital); Dr. Yoshinori Matsuwaki (Department of Otorhinolaryngology,
Ota General Hospital); Drs. Yuichi Adachi and Toshiko Itazawa
(Department of Pediatrics, Toyama University); Dr. Youichi Onoue (Onoue
Pediatric Clinic); Dr. Osamu Higuchi (Department of Pediatrics, Kurobe
City Hospital); Dr. Yoko Adachi (Department of Pediatrics, Takaoka
Minami Hospital); Dr. Akihiko Terada (Terada Kid’s Allergy & Asthma
Clinic); Dr. Yoko Osawa (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tannan
Regional Medical Center); Dr. Rentaro Abumi (Abumi Clinic); Drs. Tatsuya
Fuchizawa and Junko Yamamoto (Saiseikai Takaoka Hospital), Drs. Motokazu
Nakabayashi and Masaharu Kasei (Department of Pediatrics, Kouseiren
Takaoka Hospital); Drs. Takanori Abe and Mayumi Sugimoto (Department of
Pediatrics, Japanese Red Cross Kochi Hospital); Dr. Hisashi Kondo (Kondo
Pediatrics Clinic); and Drs. Akiko Toga and Nobuyuki Doichi (Department
of Pediatrics, Fukui-ken Saiseikai Hospital).