The role of endolymphatic mastoid shunt surgery in the managed care era

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 337-340

  Pensak, Myles L ^a   Friedman, Rick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Endolymphatic mastoid shunt; Managed care; Meniere's disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOLYMPHATIC SHUNT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MASTOID; MENIERE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOLYMPHATIC SHUNT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASTOID; MENIERE'S DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031980338     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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