Prospective comparison of handheld pneumatic otoscopy, binocular microscopy, and tympanometry in identifying middle ear effusions in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1140-1143

  Rogers, Derek J ^a   Boseley, Mark E ^a   Adams, Mary T ^a   Makowski, Renee L ^a   Hohman, Marc H ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Binocular microscopy; Otitis media; Otitis media with effusion; Pneumatic otoscopy; Tympanometry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINOCULAR MICROSCOPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; MYRINGOTOMY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOSCOPY; PNEUMATIC OTOSCOPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TYMPANOMETRY;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTOSCOPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77956478901     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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