Comparison of intranasal triamcinolone acetonide with oral loratadine in the treatment of seasonal ragweed-induced allergic rhinitis

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1052-1058

  Gawchik, Sandra M ^a   Lim, Janet ^b  

^a CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LORATADINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORATADINE; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

EID: 0031183926     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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