Prognosis of acute otitis media: Factors associated with poor outcome

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 278-283

  Jero, Jussi ^a   Virolainen, Anni ^b   Virtanen, Martti ^a   Eskola, Juhani ^b   Karma, Pekka ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

acute otitis media; clinical failure; predictors; prolongation

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMAZINE; SULFADIAZINE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGE; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030969999     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709117787     Document Type: Conference Paper

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