Monitoring the quality-of-life in allergic disorders

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 177-183

  Leynaert, Bénédicte ^a   Soussan, David ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dermatitis; Food allergy; Quality of life; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0038389126     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130832-200306000-00005     Document Type: Review

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