Treatment of nasal valve collapse with transcutaneous and intranasal electric stimulation

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 757-764

  Vaiman, Michael ^a,b   Shlamkovich, Nathan ^a   Eviatar, Ephraim ^a   Segal, Samuel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRANASAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; NASAL VALVE COLLAPSE; NOSE BREATHING; NOSE DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 9644266846     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130408301112     Document Type: Article

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