Long-term follow-up of chronic suppurative otitis media in a high-risk children cohort

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 948-954

  Jensen, Ramon Gordon ^a,b   Homøe, Preben ^a   Andersson, Mikael ^b   Koch, Anders ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chronic suppurative otitis media; Cohort study; Developing countries; Follow up; Risk factor; Tympanic membrane perforation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INUITS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; PREVALENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79957809619     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.04.017     Document Type: Article

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