Is a positive family history predictive for recurrent acute otitis media in children? An evidence-based case report

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-35

  Albersen, Monique ^a   Bulatović, Maja ^a   Lindner, Sanneke H ^a   van Stiphout, Feikje ^a   van der Heijden, Geert J M G ^a   Schilder, Anne G M ^a   Rovers, Maroeska M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SIBLING;

ACUTE DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 72349086390     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2009.10.036     Document Type: Article

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