Predictive value of acoustic reflectometry (angle and reflectivity) and tympanometry

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-142

  Kemaloglu, Y K ^a   Sener T ^a   Beder, L ^a   Bayazit, Y ^a   Goksu N ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acoustic reflectometry; Middle ear; Otitis media; Otitis media with effusion; Secretory otitis media; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; CHILD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0033526324     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00017-8     Document Type: Article

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