Local nasal immunotherapy with a powder extract for grass pollen induced rhinitis in pediatric ages: A controlled study

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 359-363

  Bardare, Maria ^a,c   Zani, Gisella ^a   Novembre, Elio ^b   Vierucci, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grass pollen immunotherapy; Nasal immunotherapy; Pediatric nasal immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

POLLEN EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE PROVOCATION TEST; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POWDER; PRICK TEST; RHINITIS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RHINOMANOMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030479184     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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