Sublingual immunotherapy in children with allergic polysensitization

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-231

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Cadario, Geovanni ^b   Di Gioacchino, Giuseppe M ^c   Gangemi, Salvatore ^d   Gasparini, Alberto ^e   Isola, S ^d   Marengo, Fulvia ^b   Minelli, Salvatore ^f   Ricciardi, Leopoldo ^c   Ridolo, Erminia ^g   Pravettoni, Valerio ^h   Valle, Carla ⁱ   Verini, Marcello ^j   Zambito, Marcello ^k   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^l   Puccinelli, Paola ^m   Scurati, Silvia ^m   Frati, Franco ^m   Masier, Simonetta ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d Policlinico   (Italy)

^e Ambulatorio di Allergologia   (Italy)

^f Ambulatorio di Allergologia   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^h FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

ⁱ SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j Ospedale Clinicizzato   (Italy)

^k UO Specialista di Allergologia AUSL 6   (Italy)

^l ICP   (Italy)

^m Scientific Department   (Italy)

ⁿ SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Children; Classification and severity; Sublingual immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WALL PELLITORY ALLERGEN;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; GRASS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOSE DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 77953784632     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3337     Document Type: Article

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