Relationship between severity of rhinitis symptoms and nasal airflow

Rhinology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-212

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Cirillo, Ignazio ^b   Pistorio, Angela ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Navy Medical Service   (Italy)

^c G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Nasal airflow; Nasal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINOMANOMETRY; SOLDIER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINOMANOMETRY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 52949134037     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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