Nasal Irrigation for Alleviation of Sinusitis
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The authors of the study, "Nasal Irrigation for the Alleviation of Sinonasal Symptoms," are Diane G. Heatley MD, Glen E. Leverson PhD, Kari E. McConnell RN, and Tony L. Kille, all from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, WI. Their findings will be presented Monday, September 25, 2000, at the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Annual Meeting/Oto Expo, being held September 24-27, 2000, at the Washington, DC Convention Center.
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