Nasal mucociliary clearance and salmeterol

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 68-70

  Tay, H L ^a,b   Armoogum, N ^a   Tan, L K S ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mucociliary clearance; Saccharin; Salmeterol

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SALMETEROL;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CILIARY MOTILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM;

EID: 0031401288     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1997.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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