Autoinflation: Historical highlights and clinical implications

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1998, Pages

  Stangerup, Sven Eric ^a,b  

^a Gentofte University Hospital ^*

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; BAROTRAUMA; CATHETERIZATION; MYRINGOTOMY; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; WOUND DRAINAGE;

EID: 7344228419     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556139807700910     Document Type: Article

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