Cerumen impaction

American Family Physician

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1523-1528

  McCarter, Daniel F ^a,b   Courtney, A Ursulla ^a   Pollart, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADDAX; ALMOND OIL; ARACHIS OIL; AUDAX; BICARBONATE; CAMPHOR; CERUMINOLYTIC AGENT; CERUMOL; CHLORBUTOL; CHOLINE SALICYLATE; DOCUSATE SODIUM; EAREX; EAREX PLUS; ETHYLENE OXIDE POLYOXYPROPYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MINERAL OIL; OTOCEROL; PARADICHOLORBENZENE; PROPYLENE GLYCOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRIETHANOLAMINE; TRIETHANOLAMINE POLYPEPTIDE OLEATE CONDENSATE; TURPENTINE OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA PEROXIDE;

CERUMEN IMPACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; EARDRUM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LAVAGE; META ANALYSIS; MONOTHERAPY; OTOSCOPY; PAIN; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTIGO;

CERUMEN; CURETTAGE; EAR CANAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 34249033024     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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