The eustachian tube update on anatomy, development, and function

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 803-809

  Licameli, Greg R ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY TUBE; DEVELOPMENT; FIBEROSCOPE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; OTITIS MEDIA; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EUSTACHIAN TUBE; HUMANS;

EID: 0036703888     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-6665(02)00047-6     Document Type: Review

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