Epidemiology and prevalence of aspecific chronic sinusitis

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 205-208

  Gordts, F ^a   Clement, P A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic sinusitis; Epidemiology; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0031310266     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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