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Reporting Clinical Trial Results of Phytomedicines in Acute Rhinosinusitis: Letter to the Editor Regarding Gottschlich S, Röschmann K, Candler H. Adv Ther (2018); 35:1023–1034. doi: 10.1007/s12325-018-0736-7

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Medical writing support was provided by Jamie Thurman-Newell, PhD of Synergy Vision (United Kingdom) and funded by Bionorica SE.

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Prof Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Claus Bachert is affiliated with the Head Upper Airways Research Laboratory (URL), University Hospital Gent, Belgium. Dr. Mayank Thakur is affiliated with Bionorica SE, Kerschensteinerstr. 11–15, 92318 Neumarkt, Germany. Simon Weyers is affiliated with Bionorica SE, Kerschensteinerstr. 11–15, 92318 Neumarkt, Germany. Dr. Claudia Bittner is affiliated with Bionorica SE, Kerschensteinerstr. 11–15, 92318 Neumarkt, Germany. Dimitri Abramov-Sommariva (MD) is affiliated with Bionorica SE, Kerschensteinerstr. 11–15, 92318 Neumarkt, Germany.

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    Mayank Thakur, Simon Weyers, Claudia Bittner & Dimitri Abramov-Sommariva

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Bachert, C., Thakur, M., Weyers, S. et al. Reporting Clinical Trial Results of Phytomedicines in Acute Rhinosinusitis: Letter to the Editor Regarding Gottschlich S, Röschmann K, Candler H. Adv Ther (2018); 35:1023–1034. doi: 10.1007/s12325-018-0736-7. Adv Ther 36, 1011–1013 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12325-019-00933-6

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