American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 385-392 , November 2008

Immunologic evaluation of patients with recurrent ear, nose, and throat infections

  • Asghar Aghamohammadi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Children's Medical Center Hospital, No. 62, Dr. Gharib St., Keshavarz Blvd., P.O. Box: 14185-863, Tehran 14194, Iran. Tel.: +98 21 6693 58 55; fax: +98 21 6642 89 95.
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  • Mostafa Moin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Alireza Karimi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mohsen Naraghi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Fariborz Zandieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Anna Isaeian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Amir Tahaei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Mojtaba Talaei-Khoei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ali Kouhi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Sina Abdollahzade

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Nima Pouladi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Golnaz Heidari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Ali Akbar Amirzargar

      Affiliations

    • Immunogenetic Laboratory, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Nima Rezaei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center Hospital, Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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  • Amir Arvin Sazgar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Medical Sciences/University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received 13 September 2007

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2007.11.007

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 385-392 , November 2008

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