Allergic rhinitis is often undiagnosed and untreated: Results from a general population study of Danish adults

Clinical Respiratory Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 354-358

  Grønhøj Larsen, Christian ^a   Gyldenløve, Mette ^b   Linneberg, Allan ^c  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Allergy; Prevalence; Undertreatment; Undiagnosed

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEST;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; UNDERTREATMENT; UNDIAGNOSED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884820160     PISSN: 17526981     EISSN: 1752699X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/crj.12015     Document Type: Article

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