Relationship between chronic otitis media with effusion and overweight or obesity in children

Kaya S., Selimoglu E., Cureoglu S., Selimoglu M. A.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, cilt.131, sa.10, ss.866-870, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 131 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s002221511700161x
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.866-870
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Otitis media with effusion and obesity are both common in childhood and might share some immunological alterations. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between chronic otitis media with effusion and childhood overweight or obesity, including the potential effects of adenoid or tonsillar hypertrophy on that relationship.