American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 203-209 , May 2011

A possible association between maternal otitis media and ear defect in their offspring

  • Nándor Ács, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Ferenc Bánhidy, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, School of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Erzsébet H. Puhó, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Budapest, Hungary
    • ,
  • Andrew E. Czeizel, PhD, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, Budapest, Hungary
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Foundation for the Community Control of Hereditary Diseases, 1026 Budapest, Törökvész lejtő 32, Hungary. Tel.: +36 1 3944712; fax: +36 1 3944712.

Received 19 October 2009

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PII: S0196-0709(10)00032-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2010.01.011

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 203-209 , May 2011

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