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Effectiveness of steam inhalation and nasal irrigation for chronic or recurrent sinus symptoms in primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Paul Little, Beth Stuart, Mark Mullee, Tammy Thomas, Sophie Johnson, Gerry Leydon, David Rabago, Samantha Richards-Hall, Ian Williamson, Guiqing Yao, James Raftery, Shihua Zhu and Michael Moore; for the SNIFS Study Team
CMAJ September 20, 2016 188 (13) 940-949; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.160362
Paul Little
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
MBBSBeth Stuart
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
PhDMark Mullee
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
MScTammy Thomas
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
BScSophie Johnson
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
BScGerry Leydon
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
PhDDavid Rabago
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
MDSamantha Richards-Hall
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
BScIan Williamson
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
MDGuiqing Yao
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
PhDJames Raftery
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
PhDShihua Zhu
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
PhDMichael Moore
Primary Care Group (Little, Stuart, Moore, Thomas, Johnson, Williamson), Health Economic Analyses Team (Yao, Raftery, Zhu) and Research Design Service South Central (Mullee), Primary Care and Population Sciences Unit (Leydon), University of Southampton, Southampton, UK; Patient and Public Involvement Collaborator (Richards-Hall), Southampton, UK; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (Rabago), University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
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Effectiveness of steam inhalation and nasal irrigation for chronic or recurrent sinus symptoms in primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Paul Little, Beth Stuart, Mark Mullee, Tammy Thomas, Sophie Johnson, Gerry Leydon, David Rabago, Samantha Richards-Hall, Ian Williamson, Guiqing Yao, James Raftery, Shihua Zhu, Michael Moore
CMAJ Sep 2016, 188 (13) 940-949; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160362
Effectiveness of steam inhalation and nasal irrigation for chronic or recurrent sinus symptoms in primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Paul Little, Beth Stuart, Mark Mullee, Tammy Thomas, Sophie Johnson, Gerry Leydon, David Rabago, Samantha Richards-Hall, Ian Williamson, Guiqing Yao, James Raftery, Shihua Zhu, Michael Moore
CMAJ Sep 2016, 188 (13) 940-949; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.160362
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