Treating the ocular symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis with triamcinolone acetonide aqueous nasal spray

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-81

  Bielory, Leonard ^a   Georges, George ^b   Gross, Gary ^c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SANOFI   (France)

^c Dallas Allergy & Asthma Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIPHORA; EYE DISEASE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; LETTER; OCULAR PRURITUS; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 67650378987     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60148-2     Document Type: Letter

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