Managing pregnancy-related nocturnal nasal congestion: The external nasal dilator

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 897-902

  Turnbull, Gayla L ^a   Rundell, O H ^b   Rayburn, William F ^b   Jones, Renee K ^b   Pearman, Carla S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

nasal decongestants; pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NIGHT SLEEP; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATION; SLEEP;

EID: 0030452312     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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