Tympanometry by general practitioners: Reliable?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-123

  Van Balen, F A M ^a   Aarts, A M ^a   De Melker, R A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Diagnosis; Inter observer agreement; Otitis media with effusion; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; OBSERVER VARIATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033526348     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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