Prevalence of OME is reduced in young children using chewing gum

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 451-455

  Kouwen, H B ^a   DeJonckere, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTICATION; NETHERLANDS; OTOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34347378693     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0b013e31806dc1bd     Document Type: Article

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