Cotton-tip applicators as a leading cause of otitis externa

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 433-435

  Nussinovitch, Moshe ^a   Rimon, Ayelet ^a   Volovitz, Benjamin ^a   Raveh, Eyal ^a,b   Prais, Dario ^a   Amir, Jacob ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ears; Otitis externa; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERUMEN; CHILD; CLEANING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWIMMING;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERUMEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS EXTERNA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1542327236     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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