British Rhinological society audit of the role of antibiotics in complications of acute rhinosinusitis: A national prospective audit

Rhinology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 344-347

  Babar Craig, H ^a   Gupta, Y ^a   Lund, V J ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute rhinosinusitis; Antibiotics; Complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952044627     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhino09.130     Document Type: Article

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