Ear drops for the removal of ear wax

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 7, 2018, Pages

  Burton, Martin J ^a   Doree, Carolyn ^b  

^a UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTION NOTICE; REVIEW; CERUMEN; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYRINGE;

DETERGENT; SOLVENT;

CERUMEN; DETERGENTS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOLVENTS; SYRINGES;

EID: 85050509361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004326.pub3     Document Type: Review

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