Patient-related factors in rhinitis and asthma: The satisfaction with allergy treatment survey

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1005-1011

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^b   Scurati, Silvia ^c   Puccinelli, Paola ^c   Soffia, Silvia ^c   Frati, Franco ^c,d,f   Rossi, Oliviero ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ICP   (Italy)

^c Stallergenes   (Italy)

^d University Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f Dipartimento Scientifico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Drug therapy; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79954553710     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2011.559580     Document Type: Article

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