Ventilation tube in adults with middle-ear effusion

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 278-281

  Chao, Wen Yuan ^a,c   Wang, Chun Fu ^a   Chang, Sue Joan ^b  

^a Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Otitis media with effusion; Sinusitis; Ventilation tube

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032737501     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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