Pattern of ear diseases in rural school children: Experiences of free health camps in Nepal

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1278-1280

  Adhikari, Prakash ^a  

^a Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Ear diseases; Nepal; School children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CERUMEN IMPACTION; CHILD; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; EAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RURAL POPULATION; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 67651177405     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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