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Nasal mucus clearance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Sanjiv Golhar
Sanjiv Golhar*
Affiliation:
Nagpur, India
*
Dr. S. V. Golhar, 56 West Park Road, Dhantoli, Nagpur-440 012 (India).
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Summary

Nasal mucus clearance (N.M.C.) varies with geographical conditions. Studies on the evaluation of this important function have so far been done only in the western part of the world, but now the normal values of N.M.C. in India have been established by measuring the transportation of saccharine crystals through the nose. This has been compared with the values obtained in various diseases of the nasal and lower respiratory tracts, thus establishing the prognostic and diagnostic importance of measuring the nasal mucus clearance.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 100 , Issue 5 , May 1986 , pp. 533 - 538
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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