Nasal irrigation as an adjunctive treatment in allergic rhinitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Hermelingmeier, Kristina E ^b   Weber, Rainer K ^a   Hellmich, Martin ^b   Heubach, Christine P ^b   Mösges, Ralph ^b  

^a STÄDTISCHES KLINIKUM KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE TIME; NASAL LAVAGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SALINE NASAL IRRIGATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 84866308051     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2012.26.3787     Document Type: Article

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