Preventing otitis media: Medical approaches

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-107

  Adderson, Elisabeth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS VACCINE; STREPTOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; META ANALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0031941407     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-19980201-08     Document Type: Review

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