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Research Article

Can trained nurses exclude acute otitis media with tympanometry or acoustic reflectometry in symptomatic children?

Miia K. LaineDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, Correspondence[email protected]
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Paula A. TähtinenDepartment of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland;
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Olli RuuskanenDepartment of Paediatrics 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 Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland; ;Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Pages 298-304 | Received 23 Mar 2015, Accepted 02 Oct 2015, Published online: 14 Dec 2015

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