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Epistaxis: A retrospective clinical study

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Epistaxis is a common otolaryngologic problem. A 2.5 years retrospective study (June 1998 December 2000) of patients attending outdoor or indoor services of Department of ENT with complaint of nasal bleeding was done. The study was conducted on 88 patients for the incidence, age and sex relation, etiological factors, clinical findings, and treatment methods for epistaxis.

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  1. Department of ENT, Hunalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Jollygrant, Dehradun, India

    Saurabh Varshney (Associate Professor) & R. K. Saxena (Associate Professor)

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Varshney, S., Saxena, R.K. Epistaxis: A retrospective clinical study. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 57, 125–129 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907666

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