Links between rhinitis and asthma

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 691-706

  Bousquet, Jean ^a   Vignola, A M ^b   Demoly, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Comorbidity; Immunoglobulin E; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BUDESONIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; OMALIZUMAB;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CELL ACTIVATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SIDE EFFECT;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; HUMANS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 0042672665     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00105.x     Document Type: Review

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