Comparison between symptoms and endoscopy in children with nasal obstruction

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1405-1408

  Ciprandi, Giorgio ^a   Tosca, Maria Angela ^b   Signori, Alessio ^a   Ameli, Franco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c ENT Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenoidal hypertrophy; Allergic rhinitis; Endoscopy; FRS; Nasal obstruction; SVAS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; FACE RELATED SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADENOIDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERCEPTION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 78449304029     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.09.019     Document Type: Article

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