House dust mite avoidance measures for perennial allergic rhinitis: A systematic review of efficacy

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 53, Issue 489, 2003, Pages 318-322

  Sheikh, Aziz ^a   Hurwitz, Brian ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen avoidance; House dust mites; Perennial allergic rhinitis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; ALLERGEN; PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CLEANING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FILTER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MITE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARASITE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0037391920     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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