Methodologic Assessment of Studies on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1230-1235

  Lieu, Judith E Cho ^a   Piccirillo, Jay F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMORBIDITY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242408727     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.11.1230     Document Type: Article

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