Prevalence of otitis media with effusion among primary school children in Kahramanmaras, in Turkey

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 557-562

  Okur, Erdogan ^a   Yildirim, Ilhami ^a   Kilic, M Akif ^a   Guzelsoy, Saime ^a  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

EOM; Prevalence; Primary school

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TURKEY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1842714897     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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