Patients'perceptions and experience of house dust mite allergy in a European survey

European Respiratory Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-128

  Valovirta, Erkka ^a   Lheritier Barrand, Michéle ^b   Tauleigne, Lisa ^c   David, Marie ^b   Lemonnier, Lise ^b   Rolland, Christine ^d  

^a Allergy Clinic of Terveystalo Turku   (Finland)

^b Stallergenes SA   (France)

^c LT Insight   (France)

^d Asthma and Allergy Association   (France)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; House dust mite; Patient perception; Perennial rhinitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869997687     PISSN: 17545552     EISSN: 17545560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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