A prospective randomized blinded cross-over trial using nasal drops in patients with nasal polyposis: An evaluation of effectiveness and comfort level of two head positions

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-400

  Raghavan, Ullas ^a   Jones, Nicholas S ^b  

^a DONCASTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INSTILLATION; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE POLYP; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPINE POSITION; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BETAMETHASONE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL POLYPS; POSTURE;

EID: 33748703885     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2885     Document Type: Article

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