Otitis media: Relationship to tonsillitis, sinusitis and atopic diseases

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-141

  Kværner, Kari J ^a   Tambs, Kristian ^a   Harris, Jennifer R ^a   Mair, Iain W S ^b   Magnus, Per ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Asthma; Atopies; Childhood eczema; Co morbidity; Hay fever; Nettle rash; Sinusitis; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0030000665     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01299-0     Document Type: Article

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