Skin test results and self-reported symptom severity in allergic rhinitis: The role of psychological factors

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1532-1537

  Graif, Y ^a,b   Goldberg, A ^b,c   Tamir, R ^a,b   Vigiser, D ^d   Melamed, S ^b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Allergic rhinitis; Psychological factors; Skin prick test; Symptoms severity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POACEAE; POLLEN; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TREES;

EID: 33845437894     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2006.02589.x     Document Type: Article

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