Optical rhinometry: Application on children and adolescents for nasal provocation tests

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 372-377

  Mittenzwey, Holger ^a   Wüstenberg, Eike Gunther ^a   Leupold, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergens; Children; Nasal provocation test; Optical rhinometry; Rhinomanometry

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RELIABILITY; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SWELLING;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; OPTICS; RHINOMANOMETRY;

EID: 34447263281     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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