The Health Impact of Chronic Sinusitis in Patients Seeking Otolaryngologic Care

Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 104-109

  Gliklich, Richard E ^a   Metson, Ralph ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029059455     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(95)70152-4     Document Type: Article

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