Immediate effect of benzalkonium chloride in decongestant nasal spray on the human nasal mucosal temperature

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-361

  Lindemann, J ^a   Leiacker, R ^a   Wiesmiller, K ^a   Rettinger, G ^a   Keck, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benzalkonium chloride; Nasal mucosal temperature; Nose; Xylometazoline

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THEMROCOUPLE; THERMOMETER; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSOLS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL MUCOSA; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 3242815409     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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