Objective assessments of allergic and nonallergic rhinitis in young children

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1547-1553

  Chawes, B L K ^a   Kreiner Moller E ^a   Bisgaard, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Allergic rhinitis; Children; Nasal eosinophilia; Nonallergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; STEROID;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOMETRY; SENSITIZATION; VASOMOTOR RHINITIS;

ALLERGENS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RHINITIS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 70349208684     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02085.x     Document Type: Article

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