Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 280-287 , 1 September 2006

Early Middle Ear Effusion and School Achievement at Age Seven Years

  • David P. McCormick, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David P. McCormick, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Suite 2.701, 400 Harborside Dr, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston TX 77555-1119
    • ,
  • Dale L. Johnson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Constance D. Baldwin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY

Received 30 January 2006 ,Accepted 28 April 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00128-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.04.010

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 280-287 , 1 September 2006

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