The prevalence of ear, nose and throat problems in the community: Results from a national cross-sectional postal survey in Scotland

Family Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 227-233

  Hannaford, Philip C ^a   Simpson, Julie A ^a   Bisset, Ann Fiona ^a   Davis, Adrian ^a   McKerrow, William ^a   Mills, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community survey; Ear, nose and throat symptoms; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; EAR DISEASE; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAY FEVER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING AID; HEARING DISORDER; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; NOISE; NOSE DISEASE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTAL MAIL; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; SNEEZING; SORE THROAT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROAT DISEASE; TINNITUS; TONSILLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIZZINESS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHARYNGITIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SCOTLAND; TINNITUS; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 19744377873     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmi004     Document Type: Article

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