Relation of nasal air flow to nasal cavity dimensions

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 565-570

  Kjærgaard, Thomas ^a   Cvancarova, Milada ^c   Steinsvåg, Sverre K ^a,b  

^a SØRLANDET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE DISEASE; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOMETRY; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADULT; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; NOSE; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SMOKING; SNORING;

EID: 67449161826     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2009.50     Document Type: Article

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