Symptoms of rhinosinusitis in patients with unexplained chronic fatigue or bodily pain: A pilot study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 1832-1836

  Chester, Alexander C ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0042655314     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.163.15.1832     Document Type: Article

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