The ARGA study with Italian general practitioners: Prescriptions for allergic rhinitis and adherence to ARIA guidelines

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1743-1751

  Maio, S ^a   Simoni, M ^a   Baldacci, S ^a   Angino, A ^a   Martini, F ^a   Cerrai, S ^a   Sarno, G ^a   Silvi, P ^a   Borbotti, M ^a   Pala, A P ^a   Bresciani, M ^a   Paggiaro, P L ^b   Viegi, G ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adherence; Allergic rhinitis; ARIA guidelines; Asthma; Prescription patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ASTHMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84867864343     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2012.724393     Document Type: Article

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