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Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy 1/2011

Open Access 01-12-2011 | Position article and guidelines

Diagnostic tools in Rhinology EAACI position paper

Authors: Glenis Scadding, Peter Hellings, Isam Alobid, Claus Bachert, Wytske Fokkens, Roy Gerth van Wijk, Philippe Gevaert, Josep Guilemany, Livije Kalogjera, Valerie Lund, Joaquim Mullol, Giovanni Passalacqua, Elina Toskala, Cornelius van Drunen

Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy | Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

This EAACI Task Force document aims at providing the readers with a comprehensive and complete overview of the currently available tools for diagnosis of nasal and sino-nasal disease. We have tried to logically order the different important issues related to history taking, clinical examination and additional investigative tools for evaluation of the severity of sinonasal disease into a consensus document. A panel of European experts in the field of Rhinology has contributed to this consensus document on Diagnostic Tools in Rhinology.
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Metadata
Title
Diagnostic tools in Rhinology EAACI position paper
Authors
Glenis Scadding
Peter Hellings
Isam Alobid
Claus Bachert
Wytske Fokkens
Roy Gerth van Wijk
Philippe Gevaert
Josep Guilemany
Livije Kalogjera
Valerie Lund
Joaquim Mullol
Giovanni Passalacqua
Elina Toskala
Cornelius van Drunen
Publication date
01-12-2011
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Clinical and Translational Allergy / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 2045-7022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-7022-1-2

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