Efficacy of inferior turbinate coblation for treatment of nasal obstruction

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-314

  Farmer, S E J ^a   Quine, S M ^b   Eccles, R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrosurgery; Nasal Obstruction; Turbinates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NASAL PRURITUS; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RHINOMANOMETRY; RHINORRHEA; SNEEZING; TURBINATE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; RHINOMANOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURBINATES; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649297349     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108002818     Document Type: Article

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