Acute otitis media - A brief explanation to parents and antibiotic use

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 417-419

  Pshetizky, Yaacov ^a   Naimer, Sody ^a   Shvartzman, Pesach ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Antibiotics; Children; Intervention; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENTS;

EID: 0042164502     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg414     Document Type: Article

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