The burden of allergic rhinitis as reported by UK patients compared with their doctors

Rhinology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-106

  Scadding, Glenis K ^a   Williams, Angela ^b  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Burden; Health related quality of life; Survey; UK

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 44849123208     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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