Cytological and tissue eosinophilia correlations in nasal polyposis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 413-415

  Armengot, Miguel ^a   Garín, Luis ^a   De Lamo, Miguel ^a   Krause, Francisco ^b   Carda, Carmen ^c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Ear Nose and Throat Department   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE POLYP; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL POLYPS;

EID: 78649936352     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3549     Document Type: Article

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