Predisposing factors for acute otitis media in infancy

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 49-53

  Ladomenou, Fani ^a   Kafatos, Anthony ^a   Tselentis, Yiannis ^a   Galanakis, Emmanouil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Infancy; Predisposing factors

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DAY CARE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL DISEASE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; NEWBORN; OTITIS MEDIA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CAUSALITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77953808003     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.034     Document Type: Article

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