Clinical features of allergic rhinitis and skin prick test analysis based on the ARIA classification: A preliminary study in Malaysia

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 619-624

  Asha'ari, Zamzil Amin ^a   Yusof, Suhaimi ^b   Ismail, Rushdan ^c   Hussin, Che Maraina Che ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan   (Malaysia)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; ARIA classification; Malaysia; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS IMMUNITY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NASAL PRURITUS; PRICK TEST; SLEEP DISORDER; SNEEZING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77957369948     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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