Inspiratory and fixed nasal valve collapse: Clinical and rhinometric assessment

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 370-374

  Vidyasagar, Ramakrishnan ^a,b   Friedman, Michael ^a,b,c   Ibrahim, Hani ^a,b   Bliznikas, Darius ^b   Joseph, Ninos J ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; APNEA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; INHALATION; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 25144502488     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240501900409     Document Type: Article

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