Medical management and diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis: A survey of treatment patterns by United States otolaryngologists

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 186-190

  Kaszuba, Scott M ^a   Stewart, Michael G ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; MUCOLYTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ALLERGY TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG RESEARCH; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; POSTAL MAIL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RANDOM SAMPLE; RHINOSINUSITIS; UNITED STATES; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 33646255458     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194589240602000214     Document Type: Article

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