Acute otitis media: More trouble with the evidence

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-104

  Wald, Ellen R ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Evidence based; Metaanalysis; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; NOTE; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0037328670     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000050363.97163.d8     Document Type: Note

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