Local and systemic eosinophilia in patients undergoing endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis with and without polyposis

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-58

  Bryson, J M ^a   Tasca, R A ^a   Rowe Jones, J M ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Eosinophils endoscopic sinus surgery; Nasal polyposis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE MUCOSA; POLYPOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOSINUSITIS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0037292379     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2003.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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