Prevalence of allergic rhinitis among the adult population in Turkey

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 600-606

  Cingi, Cemal ^a   Topuz, Bulent ^b   Songu, Murat ^c,d   Kara, Cuneyt Orhan ^b   Ural, Ahmet ^e   Yaz, Aytekin ^a   Yildirim, Muzeyyen ^f   Miman, Murat Cem ^g   Bal, Cengiz ^a  

^a OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

^b PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c DR BEHÇET UZ CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^e KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^g AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Intermittent; Perennial; Persistent; Questionnaire; Seasonal; Self report; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RURAL POPULATION; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951642163     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016480903311880     Document Type: Article

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