Rhinomanometric evaluation of the improved mechanical therapeutic nasal dilator in patients with anterior nasal obstruction

Rhinology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-34

  Chaudhry, M Rashid ^a,b   Akhtar, Sajjad ^a   Dwalsaint, Fergens ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

nasal dilator; nasal obstruction; rhinomanometry

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DILATOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; RHINOMANOMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; DILATATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PHENYLEPHRINE;

EID: 0030007558     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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