Allergic rhinitis and asthma comorbidity in a survey of young adults in Italy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-170

  Bugiani, Massimiliano ^a,e   Carosso, A ^a,e   Migliore, E ^a,e   Piccioni, P ^a,e   Corsico, A ^b,e   Olivieri, M ^c,e   Ferrari, M ^c,e   Pirina, P ^d   de Marco, R ^c,e   Marinoni, A ^e   Carolei, A ^e   Montomoli, C ^e   Villani, S ^e   Comelli, M ^e   Ponzio, M ^e   Grassi, M ^e   Rezzani, C ^e   Casali, L ^e   Cerveri, I ^e   Zoia, M C ^e   Colato, S ^e   Moscato, G ^e   Perfetti, L ^e   Alesina, R ^e   Basso, O ^e   Berrayah, L ^e   Brusotti, R ^e   Fanfulla, F ^e   Moi, P ^e   Frati, C ^e   Karytinos, P ^e   Arossa, W ^e   Caria, E ^e   Castiglioni, G ^e   Romano, C ^e   Fabbro, D ^e   Ciccone, G ^e   Magnani, C ^e   Dalmasso, P ^e   Bono, R ^e   Gigli, G ^e   Giraudo, A ^e   Brussino, M C ^e   Bucca, C ^e   Rolla, G ^e   Aime, M ^e   Cerutti, A ^e   Chiampo, F ^e   Gallo, W ^e   Sulotto, F ^e   Verlato, G ^e   Accordini, S ^e   Zanolin, M E ^e   Locatelli, F ^e   Cazzoletti, L ^e   Pattaro, C ^e   Sartori, S ^e   Poli, A ^e   Dorigo, N ^e   Cantarelli, S ^e   Ciresola, D ^e   lo Cascio, V ^e   Biasin, C ^e   Campello, C ^e   Rossi, F ^e   Cannistra A ^e   Cenci, B ^e   Destefani, E ^e   Girotto, M ^e   Lampronti, G ^e   Martini, C ^e   Tardivo, S ^e   Villani, A ^e   Lauriola, P ^f   Danielli, G ^f   Sesti, D ^f   Ghigli, E ^f   Natale, P ^g   Grosa, M ^g   Tacconi, A ^f   Frontero, P ^f   Salomoni, A ^f   more..

^a CPA ASL 4   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^e Pavia ^*  (Italy)

^f ARPA   (Italy)

^g ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Comorbidity; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 13244268412     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2005.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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