Regional variations in chronic rhinosinusitis, 2003-2006

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 141; no. 3; p. 347
• Main Authors: Smith, Wendy M, Davidson, Terence M, Murphy, Claire
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2009
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity - trends; Office Visits - trends; Retrospective Studies; Rhinitis - complications; Rhinitis - diagnosis; Rhinitis - epidemiology; Sinusitis - complications; Sinusitis - diagnosis; Sinusitis - epidemiology; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States

1. Characterize patient visits for chronic rhinosinusitis on the basis of age, gender, race, diagnostic services, and medication use. 2. Evaluate regional differences in patient visits for chronic rhinosinusitis. Analysis of cross-sectional survey data from two national databases of ambulatory medic...