Nasal congestion: Mechanisms, measurement and medications. Core information for the clinician

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 659-666

  Davis, Sinéad S ^a,b   Eccles, R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nasal congestion; Nasal cycle; Nasal decongestants; Rhinomanometry; Sympathomimetics

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BECLOMETASONE; BETAMETHASONE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; DEXAMETHASONE; EPHEDRINE; FLUNISOLIDE; FLUTICASONE; MENTHOL; MOMETASONE FUROATE; OXYMETAZOLINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; TRIAMCINOLONE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; BLOOD VESSEL; BODY POSTURE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DRY NOSE; GLAUCOMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; IRRITABILITY; MEASUREMENT; NAUSEA; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE IRRITATION; NOSE SEPTUM PERFORATION; NOSE ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESTLESSNESS; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; THROAT DISEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREMOR; XEROSTOMIA;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; NOSE; POSTURE; RHINITIS; RHINOMANOMETRY; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 9344241460     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.2004.00885.x     Document Type: Article

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