Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, causal factors and evolution of a group of patients with chronic urticaria-angioedema

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 281-285

  Silvares, Maria Regina Cavariani ^a   Coelho, Kunie Iabuki Rabello ^a   Dalben, Ivete ^a   Lastória, Joel Carlos ^a   Abbade, Luciana Patrícia Fernandes ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angioneurotic edema; Epidemiology; Infection; Socioeconomic factors; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAUCASIAN; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38049123854     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802007000500006     Document Type: Article

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