Pacifier use and the occurrence of otitis media in the first year of life

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-107

  Warren, John J ^a   Levy, Steven M ^a   Kirchner, H Lester ^a,c   Nowak, Arthur J ^a   Bergus, George R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT EQUIPMENT; IOWA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OTITIS MEDIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035290634     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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