Excessive obesity is related to daily symptoms of nasal blockage: The Skövde population-based study

Rhinology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-207

  Johansson, Leif ^a   Bende, Mats ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Epidemiology; Nasal blockage; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OBESITY; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN;

COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; SWEDEN;

EID: 35148880003     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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