Clinical outcomes of septoplasty and inferior turbinate reduction in the geriatric veterans' population

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 343-347

  Busaba, Nicolas Y ^a,b   Hossain, Monir ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE RESECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE MALFORMATION; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 13844306562     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240401800601     Document Type: Article

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