Absent otoacoustic emissions predict otitis media in young Aboriginal children: A birth cohort study in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in an arid zone of Western Australia

• Main Authors: Stokes Annette (Author), Finucane Janine (Author), Elsbury Dimity (Author), Jacoby Peter (Author), Weeks Sharon (Author), Lehmann Deborah (Author), Monck Ruth (Author), Coates Harvey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Otitis media (OM) is the most common paediatric illness for which antibiotics are prescribed. In Australian Aboriginal children OM is frequently asymptomatic and starts at a younger age, is more common and more likely to result in he...