The point prevalence of otitis media with effusion among primary school children in Western Sicily

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 267, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 709-714

  Martines, Francesco ^a,b   Bentivegna, Daniela ^a   Di Piazza, Fabiola ^a   Martinciglio, Gioacchino ^a   Sciacca, Vincenzo ^a   Martines, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Università degli Studi di Palermo ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Eustachian tube dysfunction; OME; Otitis media with effusion

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CONDUCTION DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SKIN TEST;

ADOLESCENT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICILY; STUDENTS;

EID: 77954537193     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-009-1131-4     Document Type: Article

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