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Research Article

Middle ear abnormalities at age 5 years in relation with early onset otitis media and number of episodes, in the Inuit population of Nunavik, Quebec, Canada

P De Walsa Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada;b Direction des Risques biologiques et de la Santé au Travail, Institut national de Santé publique du Québec, Quebec, Canada;c Quebec University Hospital Research Centre, Quebec, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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JB Lemeura Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada;b Direction des Risques biologiques et de la Santé au Travail, Institut national de Santé publique du Québec, Quebec, CanadaView further author information
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H Ayukawad Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre, Kuujjuaq, CanadaView further author information
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JF Proulxe Public Health Directorate, Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, Kuujjuaq, CanadaView further author information
Article: 1599269 | Received 12 Nov 2018, Accepted 14 Mar 2019, Published online: 29 Mar 2019

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