Guidelines on the prevention and control of otitis media and its sequelae in Aboriginal children

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue SUPPL., 1996, Pages

  Close, Glenn R ^a,b   Murphy, Elisabeth P ^a,c   Goodwin, Alix ^a,d   Sherwood, Juanita M ^e   Blunden, Steve V ^f   Carter, Peter R ^g   Caswell, Judy ^h   Dillon, Hilma C ⁱ   Eagles, Gillian M ^j   Harvey, Caroline E ^k,l   Reath, Jenny ^k   Stoddart, Kathryn E ^m,n   Stuart, John E ^o  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b Epidemiology Branch

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

^d Aboriginal Health Branch ^*

^e Aboriginal Educ Consultative Group   (Australia)

^f Aboriginal Hlth Rsrc Cooperative   (Australia)

^g Australian Soc Otolaryngol Hd N   (Australia)

^h Child Fam Hlth Nurses Assoc Inc   (Australia)

ⁱ Redfern Aboriginal Medical Service   (Australia)

^j Australian Soc for Microbiol Inc   (Australia)

^k ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

^l Daruk Aboriginal Medical Service

^m Hornsby Hospital   (Australia)

ⁿ WESTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^o Australian College of Paediatrics   (Australia)

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EID: 0013335645     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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