Challenges of evaluating homeopathic treatment of acute otitis media

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 273-275

  Barnett, Elizabeth D ^a   Levatin, Janet L ^b   Chapman, Edward H ^c   Floyd, Lisa A ^a   Eisenberg, David ^d   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^d   Klein, Jerome O ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Holistic Pediatrics and Homeopathy   (United States)

^c Family Practice   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Homeopathic treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHAMOMILE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORMULARIES, HOMEOPATHIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034001338     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200004000-00001     Document Type: Article

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