Classification, diagnosis and treatment of sinusitis: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1998, Pages

  Noyek, Arnold ^a   Brodovsky, David ^b   Coyle, Stephen ^b   Desrosiers, Martin ^b   Frenkiel, Saul ^b   Hawke, Michael ^b   Kellner, James D ^b   Kirkpatrick, David A ^b   Krajden, Sigmund ^b   Low, Donald E ^b   Mandell, Lionel ^b   Marlow, Bernard ^b   Martin, Gerald F ^b   Rival, Richard ^b   Shankar, Lalitha ^b   Vaughan, David ^b   Witterick, Ian J ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute sinusitis; Chronic sinusitis; Paediatric sinusitis; Recurrent acute sinusitis; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244435168     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/705646     Document Type: Article

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