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Effects of septal deviation on the airflow characteristics: Using computational fluid dynamics models

Ting LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Demin HanDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jie WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Jie TanDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Hongrui ZangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Tong WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Yunchuan LiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Shunjiu CuiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tong Ren Hospital, Capital Medical University and Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Capital Medical University), Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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Pages 290-298 | Received 18 Sep 2011, Accepted 17 Oct 2011, Published online: 27 Dec 2011

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