Quantitative assessment of allergic shiners in children with allergic rhinitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Chien Han ^a,b   Lin, Yu Tsan ^a   Wen, Che Yen ^c   Wang, Li Chieh ^a   Lin, Kuo Hung ^d   Chiu, Shih Hsuan ^d   Yang, Yao Hsu ^a   Lee, Jyh Hong ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CENTRAL POLICE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; Allergic shiners; area; darkness; digital photograph

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGIC SHINER; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DISCOLORATION;

EID: 61549119156     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.1108     Document Type: Article

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