Microtia in Finland: Comparison of characteristics in different populations

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1211-1217

  Suutarla, Samuli ^a,b   Rautio, Jorma ^b   Ritvanen, Annukka ^c   Ala Mello, Sirpa ^b   Jero, Jussi ^b   Klockars, Tuomas ^a,b  

^a KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Finnish Register of Congenital Malformations   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Microtia; OAVS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AURAL ATRESIA; AURAL STENOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EAR DISEASE; EAR LOBE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFANT; LIMB MALFORMATION; MALE; MICROTIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CALIFORNIA; CHINA; CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; EAR, EXTERNAL; ECUADOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRANCE; HAWAII; HEARING LOSS, CONDUCTIVE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN;

EID: 34347339441     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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