Point prevalence of barotitis in children and adults after flight, and effect of autoinflation

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-49

  Stangerup, Sven Eric ^a   Tjernström, Örjan ^b   Klokker, Mads ^b   Harcourt, Jonathan ^b   Stokholm, Jens ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AERATION; AGED; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTICATION; NOSE ALLERGY; NOSE CONGESTION; OTALGIA; OTOSCOPY; SWALLOWING; TYMPANOMETRY; VALSALVA MANEUVER; YAWNING;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BAROTRAUMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EAR, MIDDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

POROMITRA OSCITANS;

EID: 0031983527     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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