Should children be screened to undergo early treatment for otitis media with effusion? A systematic review of randomized trials

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 425-432

  Butler, Christopher C ^a,b   van der Linden, M K ^c   MacMillan, H L ^d   van der Wouden, J C ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Otitis media with effusion; Randomized trials; Screening; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MASS SCREENING; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344876119     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00361.x     Document Type: Review

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