Local nasal immunotherapy with extract in powder form is effective and safe in grass pollen rhinitis: A double-blind study

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 1 I, 1996, Pages 34-41

  Andri, Luigi ^a,d   Senna, Gianenrico ^a   Betteli, Claudio ^a   Givanni, Silvana ^a   Andri, Giovanni ^a   Dimitri, Gabriella ^a   Falagiani, Paolo ^b   Mezzelani, Paolo ^c  

^a Verona General Hospital   (Italy)

^b Lofarma SpA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; grass pollens; Hay fever; local nasal immunotherapy; pollenosis

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; POLLEN EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030065924     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70280-4     Document Type: Article

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