Allergic rhinitis in South Africa: 2012 guidelines

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 693-696

  Green, R J ^a   Hockman, M ^b   Friedman, R ^c   Vardas, E ^d   Cole, P ^e   Halkas, A ^f   Feldman, C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Private Practice   (South Africa)

^c Linksfield Clinic and Sandton Clinic   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^e LANCET LABORATORIES   (South Africa)

^f Netcare   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ACUTE RHINOSINUSITIS; ACUTE SINUSITIS; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL SINUSITIS; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRAL UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864397273     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.5810     Document Type: Article

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