Normative values for tympanometry in 4-5-year-old children

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 327-330

  Palmu, Arto ^a,b   Rahko, Tapani ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Normal values; Static acoustical admittance; Tympanometric peak pressure; Tympanometric width; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL VALUE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; TYMPANOMETRY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 0242386601     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020309101325     Document Type: Article

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