Efficacy of subcutaneous and sublingual immunotherapy with grass allergens for seasonal allergic rhinitis: A meta-analysis-based comparison

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Di Bona, Danilo ^a,b,c   Plaia, Antonella ^a   Leto Barone, Maria Stefania ^a   La Piana, Simona ^a   Di Lorenzo, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; grass; meta analysis; subcutaneous immunotherapy; Sublingual immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; EFFECT SIZE; GRASS POLLEN; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPY; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 84869140830     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.08.012     Document Type: Article

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