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. 2014 Sep;134(3):737-739.e6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.03.028. Epub 2014 May 3.

Underdiagnosis of allergic rhinitis in underserved children

Tammy S Jacobs  1 , Erick Forno  1 , John M Brehm  1 , Edna Acosta-Pérez  2 , Yueh-Ying Han  1 , Joshua Blatter  1 , Angel Colón-Semidey  2 , María Alvarez  2 , Glorisa Canino  2 , Juan C Celedón  3
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Underdiagnosis of allergic rhinitis in underserved children

Tammy S Jacobs et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Most cases of allergic rhinitis are not diagnosed in Puerto Rican children. We propose a simple approach to AR that would increase the diagnostic accuracy for primary care providers serving populations with limited access to subspecialists.

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Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no relevant conflicts of interest.

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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.. Schema for the Diagnosis of Allergic Rhinitis.
Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) presented are for both children with and without asthma.
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