Relation of perimenstrual asthma with disease severity and other allergic co-morbidities-the first report of perimenstrual asthma prevalence in Saudi Arabia

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-26

  Sabry, E Y ^a,b  

^a Saudi German Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Aspirin intolerant Asthma; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Perimenstrual asthma

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIMENSTRUAL ASTHMA; PREVALENCE; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; ASTHMA, ASPIRIN-INDUCED; COMORBIDITY; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251602874     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2010.02.011     Document Type: Article

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