Clinical diagnostic accuracy of otitis media with effusion in children, and significance of myringotomy: Diagnostic or therapeutic?

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 739-743

  Lee, Dong Hee ^a,b   Yeo, Sang Won ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Middle Ear Ventilation; Otitis Media With Effusion; Otomicroscopy; Otoscopy; Tympanostomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EAR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE EAR; MYRINGOTOMY; OTOSCOPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TYMPANOMETRY;

EID: 7544221338     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.5.739     Document Type: Article

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