Why should disorders of the ear, nose and throat be treated by the same specialty? Can this situation persist?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-371

  Yalamanchili, S ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

History of medicine; Otolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngologic diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL SPECIALIZATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY;

HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 68049087834     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215108003769     Document Type: Article

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