Patient and healthcare-provider perspectives on the burden of allergic rhinitis

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Blaiss, Michael S ^a   Meltzer, Eli O ^b   Derebery, M Jennifer ^c   Boyle, John M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ALLERGY AND ASTHMA MEDICAL GROUP AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Schulman   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Burden of illness; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Intranasal corticosteroids; Perspectives; Productivity; Quality of life; Sleep disturbance; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PREVALENCE; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447262601     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2007.28.2991     Document Type: Article

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