Rhinosinusitis - Its Impact on Quality of Life
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Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting about 15% of the western population. This disease is connected with a significant health care burden having direct annual costs of about 5.8 billion dollars (Anand, 2004). These direct costs do not cover other important expenses to the individual, the community and society, such as lost time from work and / or school and the associated decreased productivity (Benninger, 2010).
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تاریخ انتشار 2012