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Evaluation of nasal mucociliary clearance time in patients with Vitamin-D deficiency

Fatih Alper Akcan1, Yusuf Dündar2, Hümeyra Bayram Akcan3

  • 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Düzce University School of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey. f.akcan@yahoo.com.

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Keywords:
Ear infectionNasal mucociliary clearanceUpper respiratory tract infectionVitamin-D

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