title: Ear nose and throat diseases in the Bedouin of the South Sinai Desert: a cross-sectional survey and discussion of healthcare needs.
abstract: In the summer of 2000, a team of medical and affiliated workers visited the South Sinai Desert to assess the medical problems and needs of the Bedouin population. This paper reports on the ENT diseases of this population, and discusses their healthcare needs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK. apctonsil@aol.com
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Coatesworth
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Addis
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Beverley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018912:Arabs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000208:ethnology*; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology