Prevalence of chronic nasal symptoms in West Sweden: Risk factors and relation to self-reported allergic rhinitis and lower respiratory symptoms

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-163

  Eriksson, Jonas ^a   Ekerljung, Linda ^a   Pullerits, Teet ^a   Holmberg, Kenneth ^a   Rönmark, Eva ^a,b,c   Lötvall, Jan ^a   Lundbäck, Bo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinitis; Population survey; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE CONGESTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINORRHEA; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956073242     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320230     Document Type: Article

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