Alternative versus conventional treatment strategy in uncomplicated acute otitis media in children: A prospective, open, controlled parallel-group comparison

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 110-119

  Wustrow, T P U ^a,b  

^a ENT Associates   (Germany)

^b HNO Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Childhood otitis media; Clinical trial; Homeopathy; Phytotheraphy

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BORATE SODIUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM EXTRACT; CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA EXTRACT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IODINE; MERCURY DERIVATIVE; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; NOSE DROPS; OTOPLEX; OTOVOWEN; PLANT EXTRACT; ROXITHROMYCIN; SAMBUCUS NIGRA EXTRACT; SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDRASTIS; HYDRASTIS CANADENSIS EXTRACT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATRICARIA; OPEN STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PEPPER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; RATING SCALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAMBUCUS NIGRA; SANGUINARIA; SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1242318810     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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