Randomised controlled trial of early surgery versus watchful waiting for glue ear: The effect on behavioural problems in pre-school children

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-214

  Wilks, J ^a   Maw, Richard ^a   Peters, T J ^a   Harvey, I ^b   Golding, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Hearing loss; Otitis media with effusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOID OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033926559     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2000.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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