Adenoids during Childhood: The Facts

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-5

  Marseglia, Gian Luigi ^a   Caimmi, D ^a   Pagella, F ^b   Matti, E ^b   Labo E ^a   Licari, A ^a   Salpietro, A ^c   Pelizzo, G ^a   Castellazzi, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

adenoids; allergy; children; nasal endoscopy; occult sinusitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADENOID; ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ALLERGIC ADENOIDITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE DYSFUNCTION; BIOFILM; ENDOSCOPY; FIBERSCOPE ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAST CELL; NASAL ENDOSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SENSITIZATION; SINUSITIS; CHILD; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADENOIDS; CHILD; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; OTITIS MEDIA; SINUSITIS;

EID: 84856402609     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/03946320110240S401     Document Type: Article

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