A clinical trial on the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with continuous ultrasound

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-238

  Naghdi, Soofia ^a   Ansari, Noureddin Nakhostin ^a   Farhadi, Mohammad ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chronic rhinosinusitis; Continuous ultrasound; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 63249090799     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.20.233     Document Type: Article

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