Point prevalence of allergic rhinitis among Saudi children

Rhinology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-140

  Sobki, Samia Hassan ^a   Zakzouk, Siraj Mustafa ^a,b  

^a SECURITY FORCES HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NONE   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Carpet; Consanguinity; Hearing impairment; Prevalence; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENT EXAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING TEST; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE IRRITATION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINORRHEA; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN TEST; SNEEZING; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 4744339364     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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