Intranasal phototherapy is more effective than fexofenadine hydrochloride in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis: Results of a pilot study

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 474-477

  Garaczi, Edina ^a   Boros Gyevi, Márta ^a   Bella, Zsolt ^a   Csoma, Zsanett ^a   Kemény, Lajos ^a   Koreck, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b VICTOR BABES UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FEXOFENADINE; TERFENADINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RAGWEED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBROSIA; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TERFENADINE;

AMBROSIA;

EID: 79952195855     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: 17511097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2010.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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