A survey of the burden of allergic rhinitis in spain

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-34

  Mullol, J ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Burden; Health related quality of life; Spain; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRICK TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SPAIN; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549166261     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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