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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2017

Why a registry of Chronic Urticaria (CUR) is needed.

R M Gómez, E Jares, G W Canonica, I Baiardini, G Passalacqua, M Sánchez Borges, A P Kaplan, Carlos E Baena-Cagnani

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Article in The World Allergy Organization journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

R M GómezFundación Ayre at Instituto Médico Alas, Sarmiento 771, 330-31, 4400 Salta, Argentina.
E JaresLibra Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
G W CanonicaAllergy & Respiratory Diseases Clinic, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU S.Martino, Genoa, Italy.
I BaiardiniAllergy & Respiratory Diseases Clinic, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU S.Martino, Genoa, Italy.
G PassalacquaAllergy & Respiratory Diseases Clinic, University of Genova, IRCCS AOU S.Martino, Genoa, Italy.
M Sánchez BorgesAllergy & Immunology Dpt, Centro Médico Docente La Trinidad, Caracas, Venezuela.
A P KaplanThe Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA.
Carlos E Baena-CagnaniFundación Ayre at Instituto Médico Alas, Sarmiento 771, 330-31, 4400 Salta, Argentina.
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · ITCentro Médico Docente La Trinidad · VEFavaloro Foundation · ARMedical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic urticaria (CU) has a major effect on patients' quality of life. While there have been progressive advances regarding its pathogenesis and treatment, much remains to be done. Registries of other chronic non-communicable diseases have shown many benefits, such as additional basic knowledge and management approaches to diabetes mellitus. Standards of care as well as diagnostic approaches can be elaborated and compared from different sites, using validated instruments. Registries in allergic diseases are also becoming well recognized, and the first registry on CU, accessible from SLaai's webpage, includes parameters for identification, evaluation and management. In our vision, informatics strategies have the potential to improve care for chronic illnesses such as CU. The registry represents a valid instrument from which to obtain a sufficient sample size for epidemiological studies and/or clinical research planning, including feasibility and potential enrollment. It can also provide invaluable data for adapting guidelines to local populations, as well as diagnostic approaches and cost-effective interventions in the context of organizational efforts to improve patient care.

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PMID28546849
PMCPMC5433157
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