The influence of birch pollination on the adenoid size in children with intermittent allergic rhinitis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1017-1023

  Modrzynski, Marek ^a   Zawisza, Edward ^b  

^a The Regional Allergology Outpatient Euromedica ^*  (Poland)

^b Institute of Allergic and Inflammatory Diseases   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergy; Birch pollination; Pharyngeal tonsil; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; AIRWAY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUCOSA; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE MUCOSA; POLLINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOMETRY; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOIDS; BETULA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 34249082094     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.02.018     Document Type: Article

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