Phototherapy for allergic rhinitis: A prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 209-213

  Cingi, Cemal ^a   Cakli, Hamdi ^a   Yaz, Aytekin ^a   Songu, Murat ^b   Bal, Cengiz ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; phototherapy; rhinophototherapy; ultraviolet; UV

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TOTAL NASAL SYMPTOM SCORE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY;

EID: 77955564051     PISSN: 17534658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753465810374610     Document Type: Article

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