Congruence between international guidelines and mite specific immunotherapy prescribing practices

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1441-1448

  Antonicelli, L ^a   Braschi, M C ^a   Bil, M B ^a   Angino, A ^b   Pala, A P ^b   Baldacci, S ^b   Maio, S ^b   Bonifazi, F ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergen specific immunotherapy; ARIA guidelines; Asthma; GINA guidelines; Mite hypersensitivity; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPY; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051901924     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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