Prevalence of self-reported allergic and non-allergic rhinitis symptoms in Stockholm: Relation to age, gender, olfactory sense and smoking

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-80

  Olsson, Petter ^a   Berglind, Niklas ^b   Bellander, Tom ^b   Stjärne, Pär ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adults; Age; Allergic rhinitis symptoms; Gender; Non allergic nasal symptoms; Olfaction; Prevalence; Questionnaire survey; Self report; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMELLING; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTION DISORDERS; RHINITIS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SMOKING; SWEDEN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0037274989     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000028071     Document Type: Article

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