Value of nasal mucosa congestion index in choosing treatment strategies for chronic rhinosinusitis

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1237-1241

  Zang, Hong Rui ^a   Wang, Tong ^a   Li, Yun Chuan ^a   Zhang, Sheng Zhong ^a   Fan, Er Zhong ^a   Han, De Min ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic rhinometry; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Nasal mucosa congestion index; Tissue remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOMETRY; RHINOSINUSITIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAPILLARIES; COMPLIANCE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; RHINITIS; RHINOMETRY, ACOUSTIC; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350074900     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016480802609590     Document Type: Article

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