title: Efficacy but not effectiveness of sublingual immunotherapy for grass pollen allergy: Time to avoid waste in health-care expenditure.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento BioMedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy; Centre of Research for Effectiveness and Appropriateness in Medicine (C.R.E.A.M.), Italy; National Relevance Hospital Trust ARNAS Civico, Di Cristina e Benfratelli, Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: s.corrao@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Corrao
authors.affiliation: Unità Operativa di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale Azienda, Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico di Palermo, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche e Matematiche "S. Vianelli", Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Bona
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento BioMedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica (Di.Bi.M.I.S), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D052179:Antigens, Plant / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics; D063729:Sublingual Immunotherapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D052179:Antigens, Plant
keywords: Decision-making; Economic burden; Grass pollen; Meta-analysis; Sublingual immunotherapy; Welfare