Pre-operative information in mastoidectomy: What about the facial nerve and hearing loss?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-12

  Wormald, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Informed consent; Mastoidectomy, complications

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MASTOIDECTOMY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH AFRICA; SURGEON;

EID: 0030043659     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s002221510013261x     Document Type: Short Survey

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