Postsurgical follow-up of children with tympanostomy tubes: Results of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Pediatric Otolaryngology Committee National Survey

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 313-318

  Derkay, Craig S ^a   Carron, Jeffrey D ^a   Wiatrak, Brian J ^b   Choi, Sukgi S ^c   Jones, Jacqueline E ^d  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; EARDRUM; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOSCOPE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SUCTION; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; UNITED STATES;

AFTERCARE; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034057666     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0194-5998(00)70040-4     Document Type: Article

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