Early post-tympanostomy otorrhea in children under 17 months of age

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 569-573

  Valtonen, Hannu ^a,d   Qvarnberg, Yrjö ^a   Puhakka, Heikki ^b   Nuutinen, Juhani ^c  

^a Departments of Otorhinolaryngology   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complications; Otitis media; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADENOIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTOIDITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORRHEA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 0030837185     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709113439     Document Type: Article

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