Cost analysis in the diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 139-142

  Stankiewicz, James A ^a   Chow, James M ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; NOSE SPRAY; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG TARGETING; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0038115181     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240301700305     Document Type: Article

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