Changes in external ear resonance after mastoidectomy: Open cavity mastoid versus obliterated mastoid cavity

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 509-511

  Jang, Chul Ho ^a  

^a Department of Otolaryngology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

External ear; Mastoidectomy; Resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL EAR; HUMAN; MASTOID; MASTOIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND PRESSURE;

ADULT; EAR CANAL; HUMANS; MASTOID; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036933023     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2273.2002.00617.x     Document Type: Article

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