Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of allergic rhinitis in South Korea: The Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

@article{Rhee2014PrevalenceRF,
  title={Prevalence, risk factors and comorbidities of allergic rhinitis in South Korea: The Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.},
  author={Chae-Seo Rhee and Jee Hye Wee and Jae-Cheul Ahn and Woo Hyun Lee and Keng Lu Tan and Soyeon Ahn and Ju Hyun Lee and C Lee and Yang-Sun Cho and Kyoung Ho Park and Kun Hee Lee and Kyung-Su Kim and Ari Lee and Jeong-Whun Kim},
  journal={American journal of rhinology & allergy},
  year={2014},
  volume={28 2},
  pages={
          e107-14
        }
}

• Chae-Seo Rhee, Jee Hye Wee, +11 authors Jeong-Whun Kim
• Published in American journal of rhinology & allergy 2014
• DOI:10.2500/ajra.2014.28.4040

BACKGROUND There has been no nationwide epidemiological investigation of allergic rhinitis (AR) that was diagnosed by both questionnaires and laboratory tests in Korea. This study investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and comorbidities of AR in South Korea. METHODS The Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey examined a representative sample of the Korean population. A total of 2305 participants underwent immunoradiometric assay for specific IgE antibodies against common… CONTINUE READING

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