Nasal mucociliary clearance in adenotonsillar hypertrophy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 651-652

  Ranga, Rupender K ^a   Singh, Jagat ^a   Gera, Amit ^a   Yadav, Jyoti ^a,b  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Medical Enclave ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Adenoids; Mucociliary clearance; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADENOIDECTOMY; ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE;

EID: 0034263243     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02762176     Document Type: Article

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