The treatment of hyposmia with intranasal steroids

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 132-135

  Golding Wood, David G ^a,b   Holmstrom, Mats ^a   Darby, Yvonne ^a   Scadding, Glenis K ^a   Lund, Valerie J ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Farnborough Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Hyposmia; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOSMIA; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; ODOR; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSATION; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0030021250     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100132967     Document Type: Article

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