Management of allergic rhinitis: A common part of practice in primary care clinics

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 315-319

  Wang, D Y ^a   Chan, A ^a   Smith, J D ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Evidence based therapy; International guidelines; Management; Primary care clinic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; CETIRIZINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLARITIN D; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EBASTINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROXYZINE; LORATADINE; TERFENADINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGAPORE; SKIN TEST; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 1542719794     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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