Comparison of antileukotrienes and antihistamines in the treatment of allergic rhinitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-443

  Ho, Ching Yin ^a,c   Tan, Ching Ting ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Anterior rhinomanometry; Antihistamine; Antileukotriene; Asthma; Cetirizine; Nasal resistance; Nitric oxide; Zafirlukast

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; NITRIC OXIDE; ZAFIRLUKAST;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NOSE AIRWAY RESISTANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CETIRIZINE; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS, NON-SEDATING; HUMANS; LEUKOTRIENE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS; TOSYL COMPOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548412226     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3044     Document Type: Article

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