Burden of allergic respiratory disease: A systematic review

Clinical and Molecular Allergy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Linneberg, A ^a,b,c   Dam Petersen, K ^d   Hahn Pedersen, J ^e   Hammerby, E ^e   Serup Hansen, N ^e   Boxall, N ^f  

^a The Capital Region of Denmark   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^e ALK ABELLÓ   (Denmark)

^f MAPI GROUP   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic asthma; Allergic rhinitis; Economic burden; Meta analysis; Quality of life; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AWARENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRESENTEEISM; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 12; SHORT FORM 36; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84992025567     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14767961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12948-016-0049-9     Document Type: Review

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