Identification of children in the first four years of life for early treatment for otitis media with effusion

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Simpson, Sharon A ^a   Thomas, C L ^b   Van Der Linden, M K ^b   MacMillan, H ^b   Van Der Wouden, J C ^b   Butler, C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Hearing; *Language development; *Mass screening; Child, preschool; Humans; Infant; Otitis media with effusion *diagnosis; therapy ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SYMPTOM; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 34548741321     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004163.pub2     Document Type: Review

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