Systemic corticosteroid treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis: A common but poorly documented therapy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-15

  Mygind, Niels ^a   Laursen, L C ^b   Dahl, M ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE; BETAMETHASONE ACETATE; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PREDNISOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN TOXICITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BETAMETHASONE; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 0033952692     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00108.x     Document Type: Review

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