To treat or not to treat

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1087-

  Wald, Ellen R ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EFFUSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION;

EID: 23244448958     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-2874     Document Type: Note

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