Clinical practice guideline: Cerumen impaction

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 139, Issue 3 SUPPL.2, 2008, Pages

  Roland, Peter S ^a   Smith, Timothy L ^b   Schwartz, Seth R ^c   Rosenfeld, Richard M ^d   Ballachanda, Bopanna ^e   Earll, Jerry M ^f   Fayad, Jose ^g   Harlor Jr , Allen D ^h   Hirsch, Barry E ⁱ   Jones, Stacie S ^j   Krouse, Helene J ^k   Magit, Anthony ^l   Nelson, Carrie ^m   Stutz, David R ⁿ   Wetmore, Stephen ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Premier Hearing Center   (United States)

^f The Washington Home   (United States)

^g HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h Peace Health   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j American Academy of Otolaryngology   (United States)

^k WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l Division of Otolaryngology   (United States)

^m RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^o WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALMOND OIL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ARACHIS OIL; AUDAX; BICARBONATE; CERUMINOLYTIC AGENT; DOCUSATE SODIUM; EAREX; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MINERAL OIL; OLIVE OIL; TRIETHANOLAMINE OLEYLPOLYPEPTIDE; UREA PEROXIDE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CERUMEN; CERUMEN IMPACTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EAR PROTECTION; EXTERNAL OTITIS; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LAVAGE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTIGO;

CERUMEN; CURETTAGE; EAR CANAL; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49049101473     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.06.026     Document Type: Article

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