A survey of allergic rhinitis in Taiwanese asthma patients

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-143

  Tsao, Shih Ming ^a   Ko, Yen Kun ^b   Chen, Min Zen ^c   Chiu, Ming Huang ^b   Lin, Chang Sheng ^d   Lin, Ming Shian ^e   Perng, Wann Cherng ^f   Bai, Kuan Jen ^g   Lei, Wei Yu ^h   Huang, Ming Shyan ⁱ  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d SHOW CHWAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHIA YI CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

ⁱ KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma guidelines; Bronchial asthma; International study of asthma and allergies in childhood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA; MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 79952901889     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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