Chronic adenoid hypertrophy in children - Is steroid nasal spray beneficial?

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 280-284

  Lepcha, Anjali ^a   Kurien, Mary ^a   Job, Anand ^a   Jeyaseelan, L ^a   Thomas, Kurien ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adenoid hypertrophy; Beclomethasone nasal spray; Children

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE; NOSE SPRAY; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SNORING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; X RAY;

EID: 0036819460     PISSN: 00195421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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