Analysis of anatomical factors controlling the morbidity of radiation-induced otitis media with effusion

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 463-468

  Wang, Sheng zi ^a   Wang, Wei fang ^a   Zhang, Hai yan ^a   Guo, Ming ^a   Hoffman, Matthew R ^b   Jiang, Jack J ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Eustachian tube; Impedance audiometry; Otitis media with effusion; Pure tone audiometry; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY TUBE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MORBIDITY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EAR, MIDDLE; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36749081504     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.10.007     Document Type: Article

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