Can we always trust rhinomanometry?

Rhinology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-52

  Thulesius, Helle L ^a   Cervin, Anders ^b   Jessen, Max ^a  

^a Växjö Central Hospital   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nasal airway obstruction; Reproducibility of results; Rhinomanometry; Standardization; Xylometazoline

Indexed keywords

DECONGESTIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RHINOMANOMETRY; STANDARD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RHINOMANOMETRY;

EID: 79953200458     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4193/Rhino10.027     Document Type: Article

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