Adenoids: Comparison of radiological assessment methods with clinical and endoscopic findings

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 342-344

  Wormald, P J ^a   Prescott, C A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adenoids; Nasal endoscopy; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; ORGAN SIZE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; METHODS; NASOPHARYNX;

EID: 0026510670     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100119449     Document Type: Article

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