Asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema in the elderly

Current Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 120-124

  De Villiers, Linda ^a   Decloedt, Eric H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; FEXOFENADINE; HYDRALAZINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LORATADINE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PIMECROLIMUS; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SALMETEROL; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THEOPHYLLINE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BLURRED VISION; BRONCHOSPASM; CATARACT; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONSTIPATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; INFLUENZA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OSTEOPOROSIS; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHINITIS; TACHYCARDIA; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 69749106865     PISSN: 16093607     EISSN: 16093607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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