Clinical study and literature review of nasal irrigation

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1189-1193

  Tomooka, Lance T ^a   Murphy, Claire ^c   Davidson, Terence M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging rhinitis; Allergic rhinitis; Alternative therapies; Nasal disease; Nasal irrigation; Rhinosinusitis; Water Pik

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033938888     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200007000-00023     Document Type: Article

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