Patient use of traditional and complementary therapies in treating rhinosinusitis before consulting an otolaryngologist

Laryngoscope

Volumn 109, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1223-1227

  Krouse, John H ^a   Krouse, Helene J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b 77 West Granada Boulevard ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Alternative medicine; Endoscopic sinus surgery; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; STEROID;

ADULT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SINUSITIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032787996     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199908000-00007     Document Type: Article

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