Epidemiology and burden of nasal congestion

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 37-45

  Stewart, Michael ^a   Ferguson, B J ^b   Fromer, Len ^c,d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Congestion; Epidemiology; Obstruction; Rhinosinusitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE POLYP; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953449214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s8077     Document Type: Review

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