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BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of ear, nose and throat disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ISSN 1472-6815) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
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BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :9
Young smokers with chronic exposure to nicotine often demonstrate elevated taste thresholds, decreased taste acuity and a change in the morphology of the fungiform papillae on the tips of their tongues.
BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :8
Four in five total laryngectomy patients treated with the nasal airflow-inducing maneuver can smell 36 months on, their communication is eased and their quality of life is good.
BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :4
A common pattern of neuroepithelial degeneration and basement membrane thickening is found in vestibular endorgans from individuals with Meniere's disease, suggesting a common pathophysiological pathway for this condition.
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Evaluation of young smokers and non-smokers with Electrogustometry and Contact Endoscopy Pavlidis Pavlos, Nikolaidis Vasilios, Anogeianaki Antonia, Koutsonikolas Dimitrios, Kekes Georgios, Anogianakis Georgios BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :9 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effects of total laryngectomy on olfactory function, health-related quality of life, and communication: a 3-year follow-up study Birgit Risberg-Berlin, Anna Ryd BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :8 (29 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Homeopathic treatment of patients with chronic sinusitis: A prospective observational study with 8 years follow-up Claudia M Witt, Rainer L BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :7 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effectiveness of a tinnitus management programme: a 2-year follow-up study Claire Gudex, Preben H Skellgaard, Torben West, Jan S BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :6 (26 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Internal jugular vein vascular malformation presenting as mass at root of neck: a case report Prahlad Duggal, Pankaj Chaturvedi, Prathamesh S Pai, Deepa Nair, SL Juvekar, Bharat Rekhi BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :5 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Histopathological and ultrastructural analysis of vestibular endorgans in Meniere's disease reveals basement membrane pathology Andrew A McCall, Gail P Ishiyama, Ivan A Lopez, Sunita Bhuta, Steven Vetter, Akira Ishiyama BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :4 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Oral vs. pharyngeal dysphagia: surface electromyography randomized study Michael Vaiman, Oded Nahlieli BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :3 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Long-term symptoms in dizzy patients examined in a university clinic Kjersti Wilhelmsen, Anne Elisabeth Ljunggren, Frederik Goplen, Geir Egil Eide, Stein Helge G Nordahl BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :2 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Correlating the site of tympanic membrane perforation with Hearing loss Titus S Ibekwe, Onyekwere G Nwaorgu, Taiwo G Ijaduola BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2009, 9 :1 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Hamartomas, teratomas and teratocarcinosarcomas of the head and neck: Report of 3 new cases with clinico-pathologic correlation, cytogenetic analysis, and review of the literature Semir Vranic, Samuel K Caughron, Slavisa Djuricic, Nurija Bilalovic, Sadiq Zaman, Ismet Suljevic, William M Lydiatt, Jane Emanuel, Zoran Gatalica BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders 2008, 8 :8 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of angiogenesis by CD105 antigen in epithelial salivary gland neoplasms with diverse metastatic behavior Sergio V Cardoso, Kelen Christine N Souza, Paulo Rogerio Faria, Ana Lucia A Eisenberg, Fernando L Dias, Adriano M Loyola BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :391 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Tracheal agenesis as a rare cause of difficult intubation in a newborn with respiratory distress: a case report Raja Ahmad, Kahairi Abdullah, Lukman Mokhtar, Ahmad Fadzil Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :105 (4 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Sinus aspergilloma in rheumatoid arthritis before or during
tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonist therapy
Ariane Leboime, Jean-Marie Berthelot, Yannick Allanore, Lama Khalil-Kallouche, Philippe Herman, Philippe Orcel, Frederic Liote Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R164 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evolutionary relationships among salivarius streptococci as inferred from multilocus phylogenies based on 16S rRNA-encoding, recA, secA, and secY gene sequences Jean-Francois Pombert, Viridiana Sistek, Maurice Boissinot, Michel Frenette BMC Microbiology 2009, 9 :232 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Incidental detection of an occult oral malignancy with autofluorescence imaging: a case report Nadarajah Vigneswaran, Sheila Koh, Ann Gillenwater Head & Neck Oncology 2009, 1 :37 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Unilateral versus bilateral thyroarytenoid Botulinum toxin injections in adductor spasmodic dysphonia: a prospective study Tahwinder Upile, Behrad Elmiyeh, Waseem Jerjes, Vyas Prasad, Panagiotis Kafas, Jesuloba Abiola, Bryan Youl, Ruth Epstein, Colin Hopper, Holger Sudhoff, John Rubin Head & Face Medicine 2009, 5 :20 (24 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Acute sensorineural hearing loss and severe otalgia due to scrub typhus Ji-In Kang, Dong-Min Kim, Joonhan Lee BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :173 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The incidence and risk of developing a second primary esophageal cancer in patients with oral and pharyngeal carcinoma: a population-based study in Taiwan over a 25 year period Kuan-Der Lee, Chang-Hsien Lu, Ping-Tsung Chen, Chunghuang Hubert Chan, Jen-Tsun Lin, Cih-En Huang, Chih-Cheng Chen, Min-Chi Chen BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :373 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Methodology
Minimally invasive application of botulinum toxin A in patients with idiopathic rhinitis Saskia Rohrbach, Katharina Junghans, Sibylle K Head & Face Medicine 2009, 5 :18 (16 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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HPV & head and neck cancer: a descriptive update Peter KC Goon, Margaret A Stanley, J Head & Neck Oncology 2009, 1 :36 (14 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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