Prevalence and treatment of allergic rhinitis in Italian conscripts

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 204-207

  Cirillo, Ignazio ^a   Vizzaccaro, Andrea ^a   Tosca, Maria Angela ^b   Milanese, Manlio ^b   Ciprandi, Giorgio ^b  

^a Head Neck Department   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Italian conscripts; Prevalence; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; SNEEZING; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS; SNEEZING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0037786625     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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