Ammonia exposure: A common cause for sinusitis a case report and review of the literature

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 891-895

  Brautbar, Nachman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Mucous membrane; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0032420219     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823379801400609     Document Type: Article

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