The prevalence of rhinitis and its association with smoking and obesity in a nationwide survey of Japanese adults

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 653-660

  Konno, Satoshi ^a   Hizawa, N ^b   Fukutomi, Y ^c,d   Taniguchi, M ^c   Kawagishi, Y ^e   Okada, C ^f,g   Tanimoto, Y ^h   Takahashi, K ^f   Akasawa, A ⁱ   Akiyama, K ^c   Nishimura, M ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Kurobe City Hospital   (Japan)

^f Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^h OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ TOKYO METROPOLITAN CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asthma; BMI; Rhinitis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPEAN COMMUNITY RESPIRATORY HEALTH SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RHINITIS; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862826828     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2012.02793.x     Document Type: Article

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