The Effects of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery on the Nasal Cycle as Assessed by Acoustic Rhinometry

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 165-168

  Anselmo Lima, Wilma Terezinha ^a   Lund, Valerie Joan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RIBEIRÃO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SINUSITIS;

ACOUSTICS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0035346113     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/105065801779954139     Document Type: Article

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