Sinusitis and its management

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7589, 2007, Pages 358-361

  Ah See, Kim W ^a   Evans, Andrew S ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; FLUTICASONE; MACROLIDE; PLACEBO; STEROID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE SINUSITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG USE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SINUSITIS; STEROIDS;

EID: 33847112147     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39092.679722.BE     Document Type: Review

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