A multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial of 5 versus 10 days of antibiotic therapy for acute otitis media in young children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 634-639

  Cohen, R ^a   Levy, C ^a   Boucherat, M ^a   Langue, J ^a   De la Rocque, F ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0031743618     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70103-9     Document Type: Article

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