Presentation of early otitis media in 'Top End' Aboriginal infants

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 100-102

  Boswell, Judith ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 0030913859     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01663.x     Document Type: Article

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