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The prevalence of allergic rhinosinusitis: a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. S. Jones ,
A. S. Carney  and
A. Davis
N. S. Jones*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham
A. S. Carney
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham
A. Davis
Affiliation:
Medical Research Council Institute of Hearing Research
*
Address for correspondence: N. S. Jones, Queen's Medical Centre, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH
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EpidemiologyNasal mucosaRhinitis, Allergy and immunologyEnviromnental exposure

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 11 , November 1998 , pp. 1019 - 1030
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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