Primary care based randomised, double blind trial of amoxicillin versus placebo for acute otitis media in children aged under 2 years

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7231, 2000, Pages 350-354

  Damoiseaux, Roger A M J ^a   Van Balen, Frank A M ^a   Hoes, Arno W ^b   Verheij, Theo J M ^a   De Melker, Ruut A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b University Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; OXYMETAZOLINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NETHERLANDS; OTITIS MEDIA; PAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0034606882     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7231.350     Document Type: Article

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