Quality of life in children with chronic suppurative otitis media with or without cholesteatoma

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-369

  Vlastos, I M ^a   Kandiloros, D ^b   Manolopoulos, L ^b   Ferekidis, E ^b   Yiotakis, I ^b  

^a AGHIA SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Child; Chronic suppurative otitis media; Health related quality of life; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHOLESTEATOMA; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TYMPANOPLASTY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CHILD; CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MASTOID; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 58649110422     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.10.030     Document Type: Article

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