Prevalence of self reported allergic rhinitis and its relationship with asthma among adult Nigerians

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 474-480

  Desalu, O O ^a   Salami, A K ^a   Iseh, K R ^b   Oluboyo, P O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Comorbidity; Nigeria; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; NOSE ALLERGY; OBESITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPIROMETRY; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 74849104986     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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