Prevalence of tympanometric alterations in children with chronic sinusitis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-319

  Leo, Gualtiero ^a   Piacentini, Elena ^a   Incorvaia, Cristoforo ^b   Consonni, Dario ^c   Cazzavillan, Alessandro ^d  

^a Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Pathophysiology Unit   (Italy)

^b Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d V BUZZI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atopy; Middle ear dysfunction; Sinusitis; Tympanogram

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINUSITIS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 39149102843     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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