Implications of the AHRQ evidence report on acute otitis media

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 440-448

  Rosenfeld, Richard M ^a,d   Casselbrant, Margaretha L ^b   Hannley, Maureen T ^c  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Division of Head and Neck Surgery   (United States)

^d Department of Otolaryngology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346941487     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2001.119326     Document Type: Article

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