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dc.contributor.authorAlrasyid, Harun
dc.contributor.authorMcManus, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorMallon, D.
dc.contributor.authorNicholson, Claire
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:21:21Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:21:21Z
dc.date.created2012-04-29T20:01:05Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationAlrasyid, Harun and McManus, Alexandra and Mallon, Dominic and Nicholson, Claire. 2008. Elevated Body Mass Index is associated with severity of Allergic Rhinitis: Results from a cross sectional study. Australasian Medical Journal. 1 (2).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20820
dc.description.abstract

Background: Allergic rhinitis is a prevalent chronic respiratory problem that can impair quality of life, sleep and work. The increase in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis among the general population appears to have an association with weight. Obese individuals are more vulnerable to allergy. Since obesity appears to be linked with the occurrence of allergic rhinitis, it is hypothesized that obesity also has an influence on the severity levels of allergic rhinitis. This study was designed to investigate the patterns and severity of allergic rhinitis patients, determine the prevalence of obesity in patients with allergic rhinitis, examine the association between the severity of allergic rhinitis and body mass index, and develop recommendations for further research.

dc.publisherMoyez Jiwa
dc.relation.urihttp://www.amj.net.au/index.php?journal=AMJ&page=article&op=viewFile&path%5B%5D=30&path%5B%5D=108
dc.subjecthay fever
dc.subjectBMI
dc.subjectallergic rhinitis
dc.subjectseverity
dc.titleElevated Body Mass Index is associated with severity of Allergic Rhinitis: Results from a cross sectional study
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume1
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.issn1836-1935
dcterms.source.titleAustralasian Medical Journal
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This article was first published in the Australasian Medical Journal, a peer-reviewed open acess journal.This article is published under the Open Access publishing model and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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