Allergic rhinitis in patients with asthma: The Swiss LARA (Link Allergic Rhinitis in Asthma) survey

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1073-1080

  Taegtmeyer, Anne B ^a   Steurer Stey, Claudia ^b   Spertini, François ^c   Bircher, Andreas ^a   Helbling, Arthur ^d   Miedinger, David ^a   Schafroth, Salome ^a   Scherer, Kathrin ^a   Leuppi, Joerg D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Asthma control; Drug therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASAL PRURITUS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PREVALENCE; RHINORRHEA; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SMOKING; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649395630     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007990902820733     Document Type: Article

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