The burden of rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis in adolescents

Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 44-50

  Cibella, Fabio ^a   Ferrante, Giuliana ^a   Cuttitta, Giuseppina ^a   Bucchieri, Salvatore ^a   Melis, Mario R ^a   La Grutta, Stefania ^a   Viegi, Giovanni ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Conjunctivitis; Epidemiology; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 84919384973     PISSN: 20927355     EISSN: 20927363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4168/aair.2015.7.1.44     Document Type: Article

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