Management of otitis media among children in a large health insurance plan

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-244

  Thompson, David ^a   Oster, Gerry ^a   McGarry, Lisa J ^a   Klein, Jerome O ^b  

^a POLICY ANALYSIS INC PAI   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Chemoprophylaxis; Myringotomy; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MACROLIDE; SULFAFURAZOLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033032834     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199903000-00006     Document Type: Article

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