The contribution of selective dysventilation to attical middle ear pathology

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 116-120

  Marchioni, Daniele ^a   Grammatica, Alberto ^a   Alicandri Ciufelli, Matteo ^a   Aggazzotti Cavazza, Elisa ^a   Genovese, Elisabetta ^a   Presutti, Livio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARDRUM DISEASE; EPITYMPANIC CHOLESTEATOMA; HUMAN; MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OXYGENATION; SELECTIVE EPITYMPANIC DYSVENTILATION SYNDROME;

CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR; EAR, MIDDLE; HUMANS;

EID: 79958059546     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.03.041     Document Type: Article

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