Acoustic rhinometry evaluation of nasal cavity and nasopharynx before and after adenoidectomy;Avaliação da cavidade nasal e nasofaringe através da rinometria acústica antes e após adenoidectomia

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-336

  Nigro, Carlos Eduardo N ^a,b   Goto, Elder ^a   Nigro, Josiane F A ^a   Junior, Joao F M ^a   Mion, Olavo ^a   Voegels, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Adenoidectomy

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 11144284668     PISSN: 00347299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-72992003000300006     Document Type: Article

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