Critical look at the clinical practice guidelines for allergic rhinitis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 706-714

  Hoecke, H Van ^a   Cauwenberge, P Van ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA); Dissemination; Evidence based medicine; Guidelines; Implementation

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINITIS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847278525     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2006.08.007     Document Type: Review

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