Treatment with hypertonic saline versus normal saline nasal wash of pediatric chronic sinusitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 602-605

  Shoseyov, David ^a   Bibi, Haim ^b   Shai, Pintov ^c   Shoseyov, Nurit ^d   Shazberg, Gila ^a   Hurvitz, Haggit ^a  

^a BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b Barzilai Hospital   (Israel)

^c ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d Family Medicine Clinic Havazelet   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chronic sinusitis; Hypertonic saline

Indexed keywords

HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAVAGE; MALE; NOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031960305     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70166-6     Document Type: Article

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