A novel use of xylitol sugar in preventing acute otitis media

Pediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 4 I, 1998, Pages 879-884

  Uhari, Matti ^a   Kontiokari, Tero ^a   Niemelä, Marjo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Otitis media; Prevention; Syrup; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

XYLITOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEWING GUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOMETRY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHEWING GUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSAGE FORMS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XYLITOL;

EID: 0031658911     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.4.879     Document Type: Article

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