Therapeutic ultrasound as treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis: Preliminary observations

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 495-499

  Young, D ^a,b   Morton, R ^a,b   Bartley, J ^a,b  

^a Division of Medicine Emergency and Integrated Care   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial Biofilms; Sinusitis; Ultrasound Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHRONIC RHINITIS; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINOSINUSITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINO NASAL OUTCOME TEST QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952420287     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109992519     Document Type: Article

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