Nasal Valve: Anatomy and physiology

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-310

  Nigro, Carlos Eduardo Nazareth ^a,b,d   Nigro, Josiane Faria De Aguiar ^a,c   Mion, Olavo ^a   Mello Jr , João Ferreira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Otorhinolaryngology   (Brazil)

^c UNITAU   (Brazil)

^d University of São Paulo Medical School ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Anatomy; Nasal cavity; Nasal valve; Nose; Physiology

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SEPTUM; REVIEW;

EID: 67549146731     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1808-8694(15)30795-3     Document Type: Review

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