Predictive value of parent-reported symptoms in the assessment of otitis media with effusion during infancy

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-29

  Engel, Joost ^a   Anteunis, Lucien ^a   Volovics, Alexander ^b   Hendriks, Jacques ^a   Marres, Edmond ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infant; Otitis media with effusion; Parent reported symptoms; Predictive value

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMON COLD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EAR INFECTION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH BREATHING; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SNORING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033993741     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430050202514     Document Type: Article

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