Health-related quality of life and its contributory factors in allergic rhinitis patients in Nigeria

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 171-175

  Adebola, Stephen Oluwatosin ^a   Abidoye, Babatunde ^b   Ologe, Foluwasayo Emmanuel ^c   Adebola, Oyebola Eyitayo ^c   Oyejola, Benjamin Agboola ^c  

^a LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Health related quality of life (HRQoL); Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; NOSE DISEASE; POPULATION DENSITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SCORE FOR ALLERGIC RHINITIS; TOTAL SYMPTOM SCORE; WELLBEING; YOUNG ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959076671     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: 18791476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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