Quality of life in allergic rhinitis: Relationship with clinical, immunological, and functional aspects

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1528-1535

  Ciprandi, G ^a   Klersy, C ^b   Cirillo, I ^c   Marseglia, G L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c Servizio Sanitario   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decongestion test; Eosinophils; Nasal airflow; Persistent allergic rhinitis; Quality of life; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CYTOLOGY; DECONGESTION TEST; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOMANOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINOMANOMETRY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34648846300     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02809.x     Document Type: Article

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