Passive Smoke Exposure in Chronic Rhinosinusitis as Assessed by Hair Nicotine
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Passive smoke exposure in chronic rhinosinusitis as assessed by hair nicotine
BACKGROUND Prevalence of passive smoke exposure is relatively unknown in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Previous studies have attempted to establish this relationship using subjective, questionnaire-based methodologies to assess smoke exposure, thus introducing the potential for error bias. The purpose of this study was to accurately determine the prevalence of passive smoke exposure in CRS and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1945-8924,1945-8932
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2014.28.4058