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When Is Fluid in the Mastoid Cells a Worrisome Finding?

Michael H. McDonald, Matthew R. Hoffman and Lindell R. Gentry
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2013, 26 (2) 218-220; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120190
Michael H. McDonald
From the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (MHM, MRH), and the Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.
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Matthew R. Hoffman
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vol. 26 no. 2 218-220
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120190
PubMed 
23471938

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
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1557-2625
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1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication July 24, 2012
  • Revision received October 31, 2012
  • Accepted for publication November 2, 2012
  • Published online March 7, 2013.

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© Copyright 2013 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Michael H. McDonald, MD,
  2. Matthew R. Hoffman, BS and
  3. Lindell R. Gentry, MD
  1. From the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (MHM, MRH), and the Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.
  1. Corresponding author: Michael H. McDonald, Department of Surgery-Otolaryngology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 2725 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706 (E-mail: michaelmcdonald{at}gmail.com).
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Michael H. McDonald, Matthew R. Hoffman, Lindell R. Gentry
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 26 (2) 218-220; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120190

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2013, 26 (2) 218-220; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120190
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