The effect of inferior turbinate hypertrophy on nasal spray distribution to the middle meatus

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 488-490

  Dowley, A C ^a   Homer, J J ^b,c  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Inferior turbinate; Intranasal; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

DYE; NOSE SPRAY; OXYMETAZOLINE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTROPHY; INFERIOR TURBINATE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MODEL; NOSE; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE CONGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; RHINOSINUSITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; AEROSOLS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; OXYMETAZOLINE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RHINITIS; TURBINATES;

EID: 0035702570     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2001.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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