Rhinosinusitis guidelines of the German society for otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery;Leitlinie .,Rhinosinusitis" der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie

HNO

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 758-777

  Stuck, B A ^a,j   Bachert, C ^b   Federspil, P ^c   Hosemann, W ^d   Klimek, L ^a,e   Mosges R ^f   Pfaar, O ^a,e   Rudack, C ^g   Sitter, H ^h   Wagenmann, M ⁱ   Hormann K ^a  

^a Universitats HNO Klinik Mannheim   (Germany)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Universitäts HNO Klinik ^*

^d Universitäts HNO Klinik   (Germany)

^e Zentrum fur Rhinologie und Allergologie   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^h Institut für Theoretische Chirurgie   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; GERMANY; HUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STANDARD;

GERMANY; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 35649014832     PISSN: 00176192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00106-007-1589-6     Document Type: Article

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