Comparison of triamcinolone acetonide nasal inhaler with astemizole in the treatment of ragweed-induced allergic rhinitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 749-755

  Bernstein, D I ^a   Creticos, P S ^a   Busse, W W ^a   Cohen, R ^a   Graft, D F ^a   Howland, W C ^a   Lumry, W R ^a   Pedinoff, A J ^a   Ratner, P H ^a   Lim, J ^a   Stokes, A ^a   McNally, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; antihistamine; astemizole; nasal corticosteroid; Triamcinolone acetonide

Indexed keywords

ASTEMIZOLE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNEEZING; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 9044243019     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)80151-5     Document Type: Article

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