Incidence, causes, severity and treatment of throat discomfort: A four-region online questionnaire survey

BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Addey, Dilys ^a   Shephard, Adrian ^b  

^a Addey Associates   (United Kingdom)

^b RECKITT BENCKISER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Online survey; Sore throat; Throat discomfort

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROBENZYL ALCOHOL; AMYLMETACRESOL; ANGIN; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BICLOTYMOL; BURNET; CETYLPYRIDINIUM SALT; CHOLINE SALICYLATE; CHOLINEX; CINEOLE; HALLS; HEXYLRESORCINOL; LOCKETS; LYSOPAINE; LYSOZYME CHLORIDE; MENTHOL; META CRESOL; PENTYL META CRESOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RICOLA; STREPSILS; TYROTHRICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMMON COLD; CONSUMER; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; POLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SORE THROAT; THROAT DISCOMFORT; THROAT DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 84868377115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6815-12-9     Document Type: Review

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