Adenoids in school-aged children

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 196-202

  Haapaniemi, Jorma J ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acoustic impedance tests; Adenoids; Adolescence; Child; Hearing tests

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ADENOID; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; MOUTH BREATHING; NORMAL HUMAN; PARANASAL SINUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHINITIS; SNORING; SOFT TISSUE RADIOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; SNORING;

EID: 0028927264     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215100129688     Document Type: Article

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