Chronic suppurative otitis media: Prevalence and practices among rural South Indian children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-221

  Rupa, V ^a   Jacob, A ^a   Joseph, A ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Beliefs and practices; Cholesteatoma; CSOM; India; Preschoolers; Prevalence; Primary school children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLESTEATOMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0033602993     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(99)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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