Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in urban private school children of Nepal;Otite Média Crônica Supurativa em crianças de uma escola particular urbana do Nepal

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 669-672

  Adhikari, Prakash ^a   Joshi, Sambudutta ^a,b   Baral, Dipal ^a,c   Kharel, Binit ^a,b  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

^b Himchuli Medical Hall ^*  (Nepal)

^c Neuro Hospital   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Chronic suppurative otitis media; Nepal; Prevalence; School children

Indexed keywords

EID: 73449141841     PISSN: 18088694     EISSN: 18088686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1808-86942009000500010     Document Type: Article

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