How many teenagers think they have allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and what they do about it

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-34

  Borres, Magnus P ^a   Bråkenhielm, Görel ^b   Irander, Kristina ^c  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Department of School Health   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTAZOLINE; CETIRIZINE; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LEVOCABASTINE; LORATADINE; NAPHAZOLINE; PARACETAMOL; TERFENADINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SELF MEDICATION; STUDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 1842336878     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63367-4     Document Type: Article

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