Long-term outcomes of middle-ear surgery in aboriginal children

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 324-325

  Mak, Donna B ^a   MacKendrick, Alastair ^b   Bulsara, Max K ^c   Weeks, Sharon ^d   Leidwinger, Lewis ^a   Coates, Harvey ^e   Lannigan, Francis J ^e   Lehmann, Deborah ^f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Southern Corridor ENT Services   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Disability Services Commission   (Australia)

^e PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEATH; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFESTYLE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 0141483541     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05559.x     Document Type: Letter

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