Prevalence of allergy symptoms and associated medication use in a sample of college seniors

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 67-70

  Howland, Jonathan ^a   Weinberg, Janice ^b   Smith, Emily ^a   Laramie, Angela ^c   Kupka, Michelle ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology and Biostafistics ^*  (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergies; Allergy medications; College students

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BOSTON; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036726137     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480209596332     Document Type: Article

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