Clinical utility of the Chronic Urticaria Index

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1626-1627

  Biagtan, Mark J ^a   Viswanathan, Ravi K ^a,b   Evans, Michael D ^a   Mathur, Sameer K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC IDIOPATHIC URTICARIA; CHRONIC URTICARIA; CHRONIC URTICARIA INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79957842545     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.01.045     Document Type: Article

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