Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 347-350 , September 1999

Warmed Versus Room Temperature Saline Solution for Ear Irrigation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine annual meeting, Boston, MA, May 1999.

Received 18 December 1998 ,Revised 23 March 1999 ,Accepted 20 April 1999.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 347-350 , September 1999

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