Radiographic evaluation of adenoidal size in children with allergic perennial rhinitis: Still the current method;Badanie radiologiczne w ocenie migdałka gardłowego u dzieci z całorocznym alergicznym nieżytem nosa - Metoda nadal aktualna

Polish Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 13-17

  Modrzyński, Marek ^a   Potyra, Franciszek ^b   Zawisza, Edward ^c  

^a NZOZ Euromedica   (Poland)

^b NZOZ Euromedica   (Poland)

^c Zwalczania Chorób Alegicznych   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adenoid hypertrophy; Allergy; Radiographic evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PHARYNGOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 18944365671     PISSN: 1733134X     EISSN: 18990967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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