Pilot evaluation of the nasal nitric oxide response to humming as an index of osteomeatal patency

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-126

  Shusterman, Dennis J ^a   Weaver, Edward M ^b   Goldberg, Andrew N ^a   Schick, Suzaynn F ^a   Wong, Hofer H ^a   Balmes, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMMING; MALE; OSTEOMEATAL COMPLEX; PARANASAL SINUS; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN TEST; SOUND;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL POLYPS; NITRIC OXIDE; PARANASAL SINUSES; PILOT PROJECTS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84860199477     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3745     Document Type: Article

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