Pharmacoeconomic impact of factors affecting compliance with antibiotic regimens in the treatment of acute otitis media

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Wandstrat, Todd L ^a,b   Kaplan, Barbara ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; antibiotics; compliance; pharmacoeconomics

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFIXIME; CEFPROZIL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PEDIAZOLE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MUSCLE CRAMP; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RECURRENCE RISK;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031042512     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199702001-00008     Document Type: Article

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