Effect of the External Nasal Dilator on Nasal Minimal Cross-sectional Area in Orientals as Assessed by Acoustic Rhinometry

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 367-370

  Ho, Wai kuen ^a   Wei, William I ^a   Yuen, Anthony Po wing ^a   Hui, Yau ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Minimal area; Nasal dilator; Valve rhinometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RACE; RHINOMETRY;

COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RACIAL STOCKS; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0034571213     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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