Turbinate Dysfunction: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

turbinate dysfunction, rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, nonallergic rhinitis, vasomotor rhinitis, nasal congestion, rhinitis medicamentosum, turbinoplasty, turbinectomy, nasal headache

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Sanford M Archer, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Kentucky Medical Center
Sanford M Archer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, American Rhinologic Society, American Society for Head and Neck Surgery, and Kentucky Medical Association
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Gregory Branham, MD, Vice-Chair, Director, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
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