Ventilation tube duration versus site of placement

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 571-572

  Walker, Paul ^a,b  

^a JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Heights Private Medical Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Otitis media; Paediatric; Randomized trial; Tympanostomy tubes; Ventilation tubes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 0030792281     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb02041.x     Document Type: Article

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