Severe nasal polyposis and its impact on quality of life. The effect of a short course of oral steroids followed by long-term intranasal steroid treatment

Rhinology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-13

  Alobid, Isam ^a,b   Benitez, Pedro ^a   Pujols, Laura ^b   Maldonado, Miguel ^b   Bernal Sprekelsen, Manuel ^a   Morello, Antonio ^a   Picado, Cesar ^a   Mullol, Joaquim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asthma; Nasal polyposis; Quality of life; SF 36 questionnaire; Steriods

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; NOSE SURGERY; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHORT FORM 36; SPAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BUDESONIDE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NASAL POLYPS; PREDNISONE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SMELL;

EID: 33644901286     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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