Otitis-prone children and controls: A study of possible predisposing factors. 1. Heredity, family background and perinatal period

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-93

  Stenström, Cecilia ^a,b   Ingvarsson, Leif ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Läkargruppen Gustav Adolf   (Sweden)

Author keywords

birthweight; breast feeding; case control study; family; heredity; otitis prone child

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0031047615     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709117997     Document Type: Article

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