Adenoidal hypertrophy and allergic rhinitis: Is there an inverse relationship?

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ameli, Franco ^a   Brocchetti, Fabio ^a   Tosca, Maria Angela ^b   Signori, Alessio ^c   Ciprandi, Giorgio ^d  

^a ENT Unit   (Italy)

^b G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOID HYPERTROPHY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CRANIOMETRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN TEST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADENOIDS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PARANASAL SINUSES; PERCEPTION; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 84876028651     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2013.27.3854     Document Type: Article

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