What do patients with chronic rhinitis do with their disease?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 403-406

  Bardanis, John ^a   Batzakakis, D ^a  

^a General Hospital of Ikaria   (Greece)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Herbs; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; DIET THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RHINITIS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 16344367892     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2004.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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