Evaluation of a diagnostic questionnaire for nasal polyposis: An observational, cross-sectional study

Rhinology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  El Hasnaoui, Abdelkader ^a   Jankowski, Roger ^b   Serrano, Elie ^c   Pribil, Céline ^a   Neukirch, Françoise ^d   Klossek, Jean Michel ^e  

^a Laboratoire Glaxo Smithkline   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e University of Poitiers   (France)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Diagnosis; Nasal polyposis; Questionnaire; Specificity and sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CORTISONE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SURGERY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEROID THERAPY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NASAL POLYPS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1842483898     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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