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Impact of rhinosinusitis on sleep and activity in population of southern region, Saudi Arabia

Wafaa Saleh Taishan 1
,
Assal Badr Aldeen Hobani 2
,
Ghada Ahmed Bin Abbas 3
,
Maria Raji Alabdulaal 4
,
Noor Marwan A. Alattas 5
,
Dalia Aqeel Alanazi 6
,
Manar Kaled R. Alhazmi 7
,
Renad Mohammed A. Alshehri 8

  1. ENT, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Saudi Arabia

  2. ENT Department, Ibn Sina National College, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  3. ENT Department, Aseer Health Cluster, Abha, Saudi Arabia

  4. ENT Department, Rbaian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain

  5. ENT Department, Tabuk University, Medicine College, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

  6. ENT Deparrtment, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

  7. ENT Departemtn, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

  8. ENT Department, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(3): 292–297

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2026.159155
Data publikacji online: 2026/09/29
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