Early acute otitis media: Determined by exposure to respiratory pathogens

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 529, 1997, Pages 14-18

  Kværner, Kari J ^a,c   Nafstad, Per ^a   Hagen, Jørgen ^a   Mair, Iain W S ^a   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a,b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Day care; Siblings

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INCIDENCE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORWAY; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030611479     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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