Assessments of the size of tympanic membrane perforations: A comparison of clinical estimations with video-otoscopic calculations

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 567-569

  Ibekwe, Titus S ^a   Nwaorgu, Onyekwere G B ^a   Adeosun, Aderemi A ^a   Kokong, Daniel D ^a   Lawal, Hakeem O ^a   Okundia, Patrick O ^a   Onakoya, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OTOSCOPY; VIDEOOTOSCOPY;

EID: 55749109534     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556130808701009     Document Type: Article

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