Insertion of ventilation tubes: Does the site matter?

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 424-425

  Hern, J D ^a   Jonathan, D A ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Otitis media with effusion; Tympanic membrane; Ventilation tubes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

ADULT; CHILD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032885241     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.1999.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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