title: Otitis media, 1987.
abstract: This paper summarizes current concepts in otitis media for the clinician. Otitis media with effusion appears to be a disease spectrum which follows one of four recognizable patterns in children. Recognition of such patterns assists the otolaryngologist in selecting appropriate medical or surgical treatment for the individual child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy