Traumatic tympanic membrane perforations: A study of etiology and factors affecting outcome

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 549-555

  Lou, Zheng Cai ^a   Lou, Zi Han ^b   Zhang, Qing Ping ^c  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YiWu Chouzhou Middle School   (China)

^c Yiwu Hospital of Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; EAR DROPS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLAST INJURY; CHILD; CHOLESTEATOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EAR INFECTION; EAR INJURY; EARDRUM; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALLEUS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; POLICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEACHER;

EID: 84865685379     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: 1532818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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