Specific immunotherapy can greatly reduce the need for systemic steroids in allergic rhinitis

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1423-1429

  Aasbjerg, K ^a   Torp Pedersen, C ^b   Backer, V ^a  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

allergy; immunotherapy; rhinitis; steroid; subcutaneous immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BIRCH; DENMARK; HUMAN; PHLEUM PRATENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867553510     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12023     Document Type: Article

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