A systematic review to assess the anatomical correlates of the notches in acoustic rhinometry

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 431-437

  Eduardo Nigro, C ^a   Faria Aguar Nigro, J ^a   Mion, O ^a   Ferreira Mello Jr , J ^a   Louis Voegels, R ^a   Roithmann, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Luterana do Brasil University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOSE CARTILAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RHINOMETRY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; NASAL CAVITY; NOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; TURBINATES;

EID: 70349510620     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2009.02007.x     Document Type: Review

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