Improving Compliance With Antibiotic Regimens for Otitis Media: Randomized Clinical Trial in a Pediatric Clinic

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 89-95

  Finney, Jack W ^a   Friman, Patrick C ^a   Rapoff, Michael A ^a   Christophersen, Edward R ^a  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AUDITORY SYSTEM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PHARYNGITIS; THERAPY;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMAN; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0021838443     PISSN: 00968994     EISSN: 23742976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1985.02140030095041     Document Type: Article

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