Short-term effects of airborne pollen on the risk of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 170-176

  Zeghnoun, Abdelkrim ^a   Ravault, Coralie ^a   Fabres, Bruno ^b   Lecadet, Jérôme ^c   Quénel, Philippe ^e   Thibaudon, Michel ^f   Caillaud, Denis ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b Cellule Interrégionale d'Épidémiologie Rhône Alpes Auvergne   (France)

^c Direction Régionale Service Médical Auvergne   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^e Cellule Interrégionale d'Épidémiologie Antilles Guyane   (France)

^f European Aerobiology Society and Réseau National de Surveillance Aérobiologique   (France)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis; Antiallergic drug prescription; Pollen

Indexed keywords

ALMIDE; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; APHILAN; ASTEMIZOLE; AZELASTINE; BECLOM RHINO; BECLOMETASONE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BROMPHENIRAMINE; BUCLIZINE; CARBINOXAMINE; CETIRIZINE; CROMABAK; CROMEDIL; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CROMOPTIC; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; DOXYLAMINE; FEXOFENADINE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LEVOCABASTINE; LEVOPHTA; LODOXAMIDE; LOMUSOF; LORATADINE; MEQUITAZINE; N ACETYLASPARTYLGLUTAMIC ACID; NAABAK; NEDOCROMIL; NEDOCROMIL SODIUM; PERIACTINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; PROMETHAZINE; RHINIREX; SPAGLUMATE MAGNESIUM; TIXOCORTOL; TIXOCORTOL PIVALATE; TRIAMCINOLONE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUPRESSACEAE; FEMALE; FRANCE; FRAXINUS; HUMAN; MALE; OAK; POACEAE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; RISK FACTOR; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; CHILD; DRUG UTILIZATION; HAY FEVER; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RISK;

BETULA; CUPRESSACEAE; FRAXINUS; POACEAE; QUERCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK;

EID: 33751199882     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.60.3.170-176     Document Type: Article

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