Associations between otitis media and child behavioural and learning difficulties: Results from a Danish cohort

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 84, Issue , 2016, Pages 12-20

  Niclasen, J ^a   Obel, C ^b   Homoe P ^a   Korvel Hanquist A ^c   Dammeyer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c ZEALAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavioural difficulties; Child development; Cohort study; Learning difficulties; Learning disability; Otitis media; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; LEARNING DISORDERS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959295488     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2016.02.017     Document Type: Article

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