The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 8 , Pages 747-753 , August 2009

Diagnostic Criteria for Atrophic Rhinosinusitis

  • Tran H. Ly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
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  • Richard D. deShazo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Richard D. deShazo, MD, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505
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  • Jake Olivier, PhD

      Affiliations

    • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Scott P. Stringer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
    • ,
  • William Daley, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
    • ,
  • Christopher M. Stodard, MSc

      Affiliations

    • School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: The authors each had access to the data and a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00334-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.12.025

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 8 , Pages 747-753 , August 2009

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