Thermotherapy: A novel possible treatment strategy of chronic rhinosinusitis based on the chilblain-like alteration in the early pathophysiology

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-68

  Li, Zhong ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; COLD INJURY; DIATHERMY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RHINOSINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILBLAINS; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 83155192199     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.09.042     Document Type: Article

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