Acute rhinosinusitis in primary care: A comparison of symptoms, signs, ultrasound, and radiography

Rhinology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-43

  Varonen, Helena ^a   Savolainen, Seppo ^b   Kunnamo, Ilkka ^c   Heikkinen, Riikka ^d   Revonta, Matti ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b CENTRAL MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Karstula Health Centre   (Finland)

^d Rovaniemi Central Hospital   (Finland)

^e Hameenlinna Central Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute maxillary sinusititus; Primary care; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; MAXILLARY SINUS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037344880     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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