Preseasonal intranasal immunotherapy in birch-alder allergic rhinitis. A double-blind study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 299-305

  Cirla, A M ^a   Sforza, N ^a   Roffi, G P ^a   Alessandrini, A ^b   Stanizzi, R ^c   Dorigo, N ^c   Sala, E ^d   Della Torre, F ^d  

^a CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Ospedale di Abbiategrasso   (Italy)

^c A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alder; Allergen in powder form; Allergic rhinitis; Birch; Intranasal treatment; Local nasal immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030036027     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04613.x     Document Type: Article

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