Recurrent otitis media during infancy and linguistic skills at the age of nine years

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 854-858

  Luotonen, Mirja ^a   Uhari, Matti ^a   Aitola, Lempi ^a   Lukkaroinen, Aino Maija ^a   Luotonen, Jukka ^a   Uhari, Marja ^a   Korkeamäki, Riitta Liisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

long term effects; reading; Recurrent otitis media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029796687     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199610000-00005     Document Type: Article

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