Otoscopes
"Otoscopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Instruments designed to inspect or auscultate the ear. They are designed primarily to examine the outer ear canal and tympanic membrane by means of light and air under moderate pressure, as with a pneumatic otoscope. (UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D019720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.230.550
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Otoscopes" by people in Profiles.
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Chan K, Carosone-Link P, Bautista MTG, Sanvictores D, Uhler K, Tallo V, Lucero MG, De Jesus J, Simoes EAF. Population-based otoscopic and audiometric assessment of a birth cohort recruited for a pneumococcal vaccine trial 15-18 years earlier: a protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 02 17; 11(2):e042363.
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Rappaport KM, McCracken CC, Beniflah J, Little WK, Fletcher DA, Lam WA, Shane AL. Assessment of a Smartphone Otoscope Device for the Diagnosis and Management of Otitis Media. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 08; 55(9):800-10.