Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences
I read with great interest the paper on allergic rhinitis entitled “Allergic rhinitis and associated comorbidities: Prevalence in Oman with knowledge gaps in literature” published in the November issue of the Oman Medical Journal.1It is a great finding of such a common disease whereby 48% of the pat...
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| description | I read with great interest the paper on allergic rhinitis entitled “Allergic rhinitis and associated comorbidities: Prevalence in Oman with knowledge gaps in literature” published in the November issue of the Oman Medical Journal.1It is a great finding of such a common disease whereby 48% of the patients with non-infective rhinitis were diagnosed as allergic rhinitis, which constituted 7% prevalence of the adult population presenting with nasal symptoms to the center.1 However, these fairly high figures are often overlooked. In fact, the burden of the disease is increasing, with the increase of the prevalence globally. |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-382772018-01-08T04:37:33Z http://eprints.usm.my/38277/ Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences Mohamad, Irfan Ramli, Ramiza RF Otorhinolaryngology I read with great interest the paper on allergic rhinitis entitled “Allergic rhinitis and associated comorbidities: Prevalence in Oman with knowledge gaps in literature” published in the November issue of the Oman Medical Journal.1It is a great finding of such a common disease whereby 48% of the patients with non-infective rhinitis were diagnosed as allergic rhinitis, which constituted 7% prevalence of the adult population presenting with nasal symptoms to the center.1 However, these fairly high figures are often overlooked. In fact, the burden of the disease is increasing, with the increase of the prevalence globally. Oman Medical Specialty Board 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/38277/1/Allergic_Rhinitis_in_Oman_and_Malaysia.pdf Mohamad, Irfan and Ramli, Ramiza (2015) Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences. Oman Medical Journal, 30 (1). p. 1. ISSN 1999-768X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4371464/ |
| spellingShingle | RF Otorhinolaryngology Mohamad, Irfan Ramli, Ramiza Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences |
| title | Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences |
| title_full | Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences |
| title_fullStr | Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences |
| title_full_unstemmed | Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences |
| title_short | Allergic Rhinitis in Oman and Malaysia: The Similarities and Differences |
| title_sort | allergic rhinitis in oman and malaysia the similarities and differences |
| topic | RF Otorhinolaryngology |
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