A meta-analytic review of the risk factors for acute otitis media

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1079-1083

  Uhari, Matti ^a   Mäntysaari, Kerttu ^a   Niemelä, Marjo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; META ANALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029743592     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.6.1079     Document Type: Review

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