Otitis Media with Effusion - Accuracy of tympanometry in detecting fluid in the middle ears of children.
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Otitis media with effusion: Accuracy of tympanometry in detecting fluid in the middle ears of children at myringotomies.
OBJECTIVE (1) The diagnostic accuracy of tympanometry in detecting fluid in the middle ear space in children with otitis media with effusion by comparing its findings with those of myringotomies. (2) Identify the age group most commonly affected by OME. METHODS This prospective study was conducted at the Department of ENT& Head and Neck Surgery, Postgraduate Medical Institute Hayatabad Medica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 1969
ISSN: 1681-715X
DOI: 10.12669/pjms.322.9009