Prevalence of middle ear disease in Chilean natives and the impact of development over 14 years
Author(s) -
Mario Tapia,
Thomas Schmidt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.488
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1808-8694
pISSN - 1808-8686
DOI - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.09.004
Subject(s) - medicine , otitis , middle ear , perforation , demography , population , socioeconomic status , ethnic group , disease , effusion , risk factor , epidemiology , indigenous , middle age , audiology , surgery , environmental health , pathology , biology , ecology , materials science , punching , sociology , anthropology , metallurgy
The prevalence of middle ear disease and its risk factors have been the subject of multiple studies. High prevalence of middle ear disease has been described among North American natives, especially chronic otitis media. Such studies have not been carried out in South America.
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