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Immune status and eustachian tube function in recurrence of otitis media with effusion.
Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery - 1 Sept 2005
Straetemans Masja, van Heerbeek Niels, Sanders Elisabeth A M, Engel Joost A M, Schilder Anne G M, Rijkers Ger T, Graamans Kees, Straatman Huub, Zielhuis Gerhard A
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OBJECTIVE: To study the combined role of immune status and eustachian tube function in the development of recurrent bilateral otitis media with effusion (OME). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Three academic and general hospitals. PATIENTS: Children aged 2 to 7 years with a first clinical episode of bilateral OME that persisted for at least 3 months; 136 (81%) of 168 eligible children participated. All...
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