Measurement of nasal geometry by acoustic rhinometry in normal-breathing Asian children

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 232-237

  Ho, Wai Kuen ^a   Wei, William Ignace ^a   Yuen, Anthony Po Wing ^a   Chan, Kwong Leung ^a   Hui, Yau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Area; Children; Nasal geometry; Normal; Rhinometry

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOMETRY;

ACOUSTICS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; RESPIRATION;

EID: 0032875003     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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