Nasal douching as a valuable adjunct in the management of chronic rhinosinusitis

Rhinology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-32

  Taccariello, Michelle ^a   Parikh, Abhi ^a   Darby, Yvonne ^a   Scadding, Glenis ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline nasal douche; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Sea water spray

Indexed keywords

ALKALI; NOSE SPRAY; SEA WATER;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CILIARY MOTILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRANASAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAVAGE; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; NOSE MUCOSA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNIFFING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032968877     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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