Difference in symptom severity between early and late grass pollen season in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis

Clinical and Translational Allergy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  De Weger, Letty A ^a   Beerthuizen, Thijs ^a   Gast Strookman, Jeannette M ^a   Van der Plas, Dirk T ^a   Terreehorst, Ingrid ^a,b   Hiemstra, Pieter S ^a   Sont, Jacob K ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; grass pollen; seasonal allergic rhinitis; seasonal variation; symptoms

Indexed keywords

ALDER POLLEN; ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BIRCH POLLEN; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; EYE DROPS; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; DUTCHMAN; EARLY GRASS POLLEN SEASON; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FLOWERING; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; INTERNET; LATE GRASS POLLEN SEASON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; POLLEN ALLERGY; POST NASAL DRIP; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; SEASON; SNEEZING; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 85006306787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-7022-1-18     Document Type: Article

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