Acute otitis media in children - Treatment options

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 81-84

  Deshmukh, C T ^a,b  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Baug E Sara   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CHILD; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; OTITIS MEDIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032105582     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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