Allergic rhinitis and its impact on work productivity in primary care practice and a comparison with other common diseases: The Cross-sectional study to evAluate work Productivity in allergic Rhinitis compared with other common dIseases (CAPRI) study

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 390-394

  De La Hoz Caballer, Belén ^a   Rodríguez, Mercedes ^b   Fraj, Juan ^c   Cerecedo, Inmaculada ^d   Antolín Amérigo, Darío ^b   Colás, Carlós ^c  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA ARAGÓN IIS ARAGÓN   (Spain)

^d Hospital Sureste   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; WORK DISABILITY; WORK PRODUCTIVITY AND ACTIVITY IMPAIRMENT QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; WORK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866340133     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3799     Document Type: Article

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