Complications of otitis media in children - A continuing problem

New Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 18-21

  Bielicka, Anna ^a   Dȩbska, Małgorzata ^a   Brozek, Eliza ^a   Chmielik, Mieczysław ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Child; Complications; Mastoiditis; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; LABYRINTHITIS; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; POLAND; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORTICOLLIS; ZYGOMA;

EID: 1842815261     PISSN: 14270994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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