Is structured allergy history sufficient when assessing patients with asthma and rhinitis in general practice?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 646-650

  Smith, Helen E ^a   Hogger, Claire ^b   Lallemant, Camille ^a   Crook, David ^a   Frew, Anthony J ^c  

^a BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergy history; primary care; skin prick tests; validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; DOG; GRASS POLLEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEST; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549125062     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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