The lower airway pathology of rhinitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1105-1109

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Cirillo, Ignazio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Marina Militare   (Italy)

Author keywords

airflow; Allergic rhinitis; bronchial hyperreactivity; bronchial obstruction; eosinophils

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

BRONCHI; HUMANS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 33750496957     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.05.010     Document Type: Review

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