Effect of amniotic fluid cellular content on attic aeration pathways: Histologic observations of infants aged 2 to 4 months

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-70

  Palva, Tauno ^a,c   Northrop, Clarinda ^b   Ramsay, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Temporal Bone Foundation   (United States)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

AFCC histology; Ear and amnion fluid; Epitympanic aeration; Neonate otitis media

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 0033989073     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0709(00)80077-0     Document Type: Article

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