Elevation of Nasal Mucosal Temperature Increases the Ability of the Nose to Warm and Humidify Air

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-45

  Abbott, David J ^a   Baroody, Fuad M ^a   Naureckas, Edward ^a   Naclerio, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOOT; HEAT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IMMERSION; MALE; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ADULT; AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOOT; HEAT; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; IMMERSION; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0035222094     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/105065801781329464     Document Type: Article

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