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Article: Management of allergic rhinitis: by reading this article and writing a practice profile, you can gain ten continuing education points (CEPs). You have up to a year to send in your practice profile. Guidelines on how to write and submit a profile are featured at the end of this article. (Continuing Professional Development).
- Article from:
- Nursing Standard
- Article date:
- June 18, 2003
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Summary
Allergic rhinitis, including hay fever, can have a major effect on patients' quality of life. This article outlines the assessment and management of this common condition, which nurses are ideally placed to carry out.
Key words
* Allergy
* Drug therapy
* Immunology
These key words are based on subject headings from the British Nursing Index. This article has been subject to double-blind review.