Do environmental measures improve quality of life in mite-induced allergic rhinitis?

Italian Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-21

  Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^a,e   Yacoub, M R ^b   Rapetti, A ^c   Zapelli, I ^d   Qualizza, R ^a   Brame, B ^a   Riario Sforza, G G ^a  

^a ISTITUTI CLINICI DI PERFEZIONAMENTO   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Tradate Hospital   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e ICP Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Bedding covers; House dust mite; Quality of life; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; BENZYL BENZOATE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; POLYPROPYLENE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 47249142826     PISSN: 11206373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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