Selecting persistent glue ear for referral in general practice: A risk factor approach

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 480, 2002, Pages 549-553

  Haggard, M P ^a   Gannon, M M ^a   Birkin, J A ^a   Bennett, K E ^a   Nicholls, E E ^a   Spencer, H ^a   Browning, G G ^a   Higson, J M ^a   Smith, S C ^a   Hind, S E ^a   Rovers, M M ^a   Egner, E M ^a   Hayman, T ^a   Greenwood, D C ^a   Carroll, R A ^a   Jones, H ^a   Richmond, T B ^a   Wade, A R ^a   Moorjani, P ^a   Pearson, D A S ^a   Kirk, G ^a   Baskill, J L ^a   more..

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Child health; Glue ear; Middle ear; Otitis media with effusion; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MOTHER; MUCOID OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TIME; TYMPANOMETRY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036305242     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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