Tympanostomy tubes and water exposure: A practical model

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1118-1121

  Hebert II, Richard L ^a,b   King, Geoffrey E ^a   Bent III, John P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b William P Potsic Basic Sci Res ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EARDRUM; MYRINGOTOMY; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0031687377     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.124.10.1118     Document Type: Article

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