Treatment of sudden sensorineural hearing loss II. A meta-analysis

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 582-586

  Conlin, Anne Elizabeth ^a   Parnes, Lorne S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CARBOGEN; DEXTRAN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; NIFEDIPINE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODILUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STEROID THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; AUDIOMETRY; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, SUDDEN; HEMODILUTION; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEROIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250830874     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.133.6.582     Document Type: Article

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