Contemporary assessment of the disease burden of sinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 392-395

  Bhattacharyya, Neil ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Disease burden; Economics; Hay fever; Health impact; Prevalence; Rhinosinusitis; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE DURATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; HAY FEVER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEPTIC ULCER; PREVALENCE; SINUSITIS;

COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SINUSITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349269885     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2009.23.3355     Document Type: Article

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