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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Can nurses exclude middle-ear effusion without otoscopy in young asymptomatic children in primary care?

Miia K. LaineDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paula A. TähtinenDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland;Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
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Olli RuuskanenDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Eliisa LöyttyniemiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Aino RuoholaDepartment of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland;Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Pages 115-120 | Received 10 Oct 2014, Accepted 15 Feb 2015, Published online: 07 Apr 2015

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