The Allergies, Immunotherapy, and RhinoconjunctivitiS (AIRS) survey: Provider practices and beliefs about allergen immunotherapy

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 779-788

  Leatherman, Bryan ^a   Skoner, David P ^b,c   Hadley, James A ^d   Walstein, Nicole ^e   Blaiss, Michael S ^f   Dykewicz, Mark S ^g   Craig, Timothy ^h   Smith, Nancy ⁱ   Allen Ramey, Felicia ^j  

^a Coastal ENT Associates ^*  (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Physicians Regional Medical Group   (United States)

^e Ear Nose and Throat Associates of Chester County   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^g SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NewAge Sys   (United States)

^j MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

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Author keywords

Administration and dosage; Allergens; Immunology; Physician's practice patterns; Subcutaneous immunotherapy; Sublingual immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPINEPHRINE AUTOINJECTOR; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGIST; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OTOLARYNGOLOGIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SUBCUTANEOUS IMMUNOTHERAPY; SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; PROCEDURES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC;

EID: 84908049408     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21349     Document Type: Article

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