title: Chronic ear disease in Australian Aborigines.
abstract: Ear, nose and throat diseases in children living in the Kimberley region of Western Australia have been systematically studied over the last 15 years. A "diagnostic triad" is described; this offers a comprehensive approach to the assessment of middle-ear disease. The aetiology of chronic ear disease in Aboriginal children has been investigated. Management problems of deafness are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D014141:Trachoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D000095283:Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples