Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic respiratory disease in elderly patients: A retrospective study

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-29

  Marogna, M ^a   Bruno, M E ^b   Massolo, A ^c   Falagiani, P ^b  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^b Lofarma SpA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; House dust mite; Monosensitized; Respiratory allergy; Sublingual immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALLERGOID; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; LAIS; METHACHOLINE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 47149091651     PISSN: 03979148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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