Tympanostomy tubes for otitis media: Quality-of-life improvement for children and parents

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 418-424

  Mui, Stanley ^a   Rasgon, Barry M ^b   Hilsinger, Raymond L ^b   Lewis, Brent ^b,c   Lactao, Gretchen ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Group Health ^*

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLESTEATOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYRINGOTOMY; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORRHEA; QUALITY OF LIFE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 30944468727     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130508400712     Document Type: Article

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