Impact of smoking on nasal mucociliary clearance time in Kano metropolis, Nigeria
Abstract Background Mucociliary clearance is an important defense mechanism in human upper and lower respiratory airways. Impairment of this process by certain conditions such as cigarette smoking can predispose to chronic infection and neoplasm of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Methods This was a...
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Wiley
2023-03-01
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| Schriftenreihe: | World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery |
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| Online-Zugang: | https://doi.org/10.1002/wjo2.61 |
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