Clinical practice guideline: Allergic rhinitis.

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Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most common diseases affecting adults. It is the most common chronic disease in children in the United States today and the fifth most common chronic disease in the United States overall. AR is estimated to affect nearly 1 in every 6 Americans and generates $2 to $5 billion in direct health expenditures annually. It can impair quality of life and, through loss of work and school attendance, is responsible for as much as $2 to $4 billion in lost productivity annually. Not surprisingly, myriad diagnostic tests and treatments are used in managing this disorder, yet there is considerable variation in their use. This clinical practice guideline was undertaken to optimize the care of patients with AR by addressing quality improvement opportunities through an evaluation of the available evidence and an assessment of the harm-benefit balance of various diagnostic and management options.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Title: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

ISSN (Electronic): 1097-6817

ISSN (Print): 0194-5998

Publication date (Electronic): Feb 2015

Volume: 152

Issue: 1 Suppl

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[1 ] Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA mseidma1@hfhs.org.

[2 ] Department of Surgery Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

[3 ] Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

[4 ] Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.

[5 ] University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

[6 ] Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

[7 ] Otolaryngology, Private Practice, Muscatine, Iowa, USA.

[8 ] Department of Internal Medicine, St Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA.

[9 ] Pomona Pediatrics, Pomona, New York, USA.

[10 ] Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

[11 ] Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

[12 ] Wayne State University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

[13 ] Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.

[14 ] Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston Salem, North Carolina, USA.

[15 ] Morehouse School of Medicine, East Point, Georgia, USA.

[16 ] Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (AAAOM), Annandale, Virginia, USA.

[17 ] Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida and Nova Southeastern University, Davie, Florida, USA.

[18 ] Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

[19 ] Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

[20 ] Department of Research and Quality, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

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Publisher Item ID: 0194599814561600

DOI: 10.1177/0194599814561600

PubMed ID: 25644617

SO-VID: 07847b0a-a6fd-4c3f-96e1-775e0404bedd

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