Long-term follow-up of cellular proliferation as a predictive index for the relapse of nasal polyposis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 237-241

  Bruno, Ernesto ^a   Mohamed, Ehab I ^a   Alessandrini, Mohamed ^a   Russo, Sabino ^a   Schiaroli, Stefania ^a   De Lorenzo, Antonino ^a   Di Girolamo, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUNISOLIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILATERAL CANCER; CELL ASSAY; CELL COUNT; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHMOIDECTOMY; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE POLYP; RECURRENCE RISK; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0036756490     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240201600501     Document Type: Article

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