Interferon production by leukocytes in children with otitis media with effusion

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 25-33

  Pitkäranta, Anne ^a,b   Hovi, Tapani ^b   Karma, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

acute otitis media; interferon; otitis media with effusion; respiratory infection; secretory otitis media

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; MARKER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LEUKOCYTE CULTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0343773995     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-5876(95)01231-1     Document Type: Article

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