Journal of Allergy & Therapy

Hoyos S Bautista D

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence of Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis According to the 2010 Aria Guidelines 2010 in the School Population of Cartagena City, Colombia
  Author(s): Pablo Andres Miranda-Machado, Hoyos S Bautista D and Llamas A Fabián A Pablo Andres Miranda-Machado, Hoyos S Bautista D and Llamas A Fabián A
  
  Allergic Rhinitis is a public health problem due to the impact on quality of life and work performance, school and social integration of people who have it. In Latin America it is usually underestimated by patients and underdiagnosed and undertreated by physicians. The initiative Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma, ARIA) has been developed together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and is intended as an updated reference guide, intended for the specialist and the general practitioner. We performed a cross-sectional study in school children in the city of Cartagena, Colombia, to assess the presence of symptoms, clinical diagnosis and treatment of allergic rhinitis during the period, January 2010 to January 2011. The prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinitis was 17.5%, the prevalence of symptoms of allergic rinoconjuntivis was.. View More»
  

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