Endoscopically guided sinus cultures in normal subjects

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-90

  Nadel, Douglas M ^a,b   Lanza, Donald C ^a,b   Kennedy, David W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; PARANASAL SINUS; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; PARANASAL SINUSES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0033090430     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/105065899782106742     Document Type: Article

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