Role of impacted cerumen in hearing loss

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 650-653

  Subha, Sethu T ^a   Raman, Rajagopalan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR CONDUCTION; ARTICLE; CERUMEN IMPACTION; CHILD; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33947648943     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130608501011     Document Type: Article

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