International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 874-877 , August 2010

Treatment of persistent middle ear effusion in cleft palate patients

  • C. Szabo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Otolaryngology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, United States
    • University of Connecticut School of Health Sciences, Farmington, CT, United States
    • ,
  • K. Langevin

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Team, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, United States
    • ,
  • S. Schoem

      Affiliations

    • Division of Otolaryngology, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, United States
    • University of Connecticut School of Health Sciences, Farmington, CT, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Connecticut Children's Medical Center, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06106, United States. Tel.: +1 860 545 9522; fax: +1 860 545 9214.
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  • K. Mabry

      Affiliations

    • Craniofacial Team, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, United States

Received 13 December 2009 ,Revised 22 April 2010 ,Accepted 27 April 2010.

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PII: S0165-5876(10)00207-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.04.016

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 874-877 , August 2010

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