Stenting the nasal airway for maximizing inspiratory airflow: Internal Max-Air Nose Cones versus external Breathe Right strip

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 249-251

  Raudenbush, Bryan ^a  

^a WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY DYNAMICS; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DEVICE THERAPY; EXTERNAL BREATHE RIGHT STRIP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MAX AIR NOSE CONES; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; STENT;

ADULT; BREATH TESTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PARANASAL SINUSES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REAGENT STRIPS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; STENTS;

EID: 79960450467     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2011.25.3621     Document Type: Article

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