Correlating regional aeroallergen effects on internet search activity

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 228-232

  Willson, Thomas J ^a   Lospinoso, Joshua ^b   Weitzel, Erik ^a   McMains, Kevin ^c  

^a SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Portia Statistical Consulting   (United States)

^c SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

aeroallergen; allergen; allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; INTERNET; NOSE ALLERGY; POLLEN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEARCH ENGINE; SYMPTOM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; FUNGUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ALLERGENS; FUNGI; HUMANS; INTERNET; POLLEN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; SEARCH ENGINE; TEXAS;

EID: 84922244896     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599814560149     Document Type: Article

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