Chronic granulomatous otitis media in bottle-fed Inuit children.

• Main Authors: Timmermans, F. J., Gerson, S.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1980
• Subjects: Research Article; Nain; inuit
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1801951; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6989465

Otitis media in Inuit children is a problem of relatively recent origin and unknown cause. The prevalence of otitis media in 238 Inuit and 47 Caucasian children in Nain, a small community in Labrador, was determined by examination, and the history of breast-feeding or bottle-feeding was obtained. Th...