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Recurrent otitis media and tonsillitis: common disease predisposition.
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology - 1 Sept 2006
Kvestad Ellen, Kvaerner Kari Jorunn, Røysamb Espen, Tambs Kristian, Harris Jennifer Ruth, Magnus Per
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the relative contribution of genetic and environmental effects to the association between recurrent otitis media and recurrent tonsillitis. METHODS: Self-report questionnaire data from a population-based cohort of 9479 Norwegian twins born from 1967 to 1979. Recurrent otitis media and recurrent tonsillitis were main outcome measures. Structural equation modelling was used to fit alternative...
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