Patient characteristics associated with allergen immunotherapy initiation and adherence

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Hankin, Cheryl S ^a   Lockey, Richard F ^b  

^a BioMed Econ LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence persistence; allergen immunotherapy; disparities; patient characteristics; utilization

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT;

ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYMENOPTERA; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INSECT ALLERGY; MEDICAID; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650901018     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.014     Document Type: Editorial

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