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Souter, Melanie |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mills, Nicola |
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dc.contributor.author |
Mahadevan, M |
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dc.contributor.author |
Douglas, G |
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dc.contributor.author |
Ellwood, Philippa |
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dc.contributor.author |
Asher, Monica Innes |
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dc.contributor.author |
Clayton, Tadd |
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dc.contributor.author |
Douglas, Richard |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-21T00:14:25Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY 141(1):104-107 01 Jul 2009 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0194-5998 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/14742 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of allergic symptoms in children with otitis media with effusion (OME). Methods: A validated questionnaire from the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood was used to determine the prevalence of allergic symptoms in children. The questionnaire was completed by the parents of children with OME undergoing ventilation tube insertion, and the results were compared with a large reference group of school children of the same age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Children aged 6 or 7 years old with OME confirmed intraoperatively during ventilation tube insertion between 2001 and 2005 (n _ 89). The prevalence of allergic symptoms and nasal symptoms in children with OME was compared with an age-matched reference group. Results: There was no difference in the prevalence of allergic symptoms suggesting rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, or eczema between the OME and reference group. The prevalence of nasal symptoms, however, was greater in the children with OME than in the reference group 38.2 percent versus 23.5 percent (odds ratio _2.01; 95% confidence interval, 1.30-3.10; P _ 0.001). Conclusions: The prevalence of allergic symptoms was similar in 6- to 7-year-old children with OME and the reference group, suggesting a limited effect of allergy in the pathogenesis of OME in this age group. Nasal symptoms were more common in the OME group, which may reflect a higher prevalence of adenoidal hyperplasia. |
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dc.publisher |
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0194-5998/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
The prevalence of atopic symptoms in children with otitis media with effusion. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.otohns.2009.03.007 |
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pubs.issue |
1 |
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pubs.begin-page |
104 |
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pubs.volume |
141 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
19559967 |
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pubs.end-page |
107 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
86086 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Paediatrics Child & Youth Hlth |
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pubs.org-id |
Surgery Department |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
19559967 |
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