Otitis Media with Effusion

Pediatrics

Volumn 113, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1412-1429

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Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Antibacterial; Antibiotic

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OTOSCOPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TYMPANOMETRY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE TESTS; ADENOIDECTOMY; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEARING TESTS; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LANGUAGE TESTS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; NASAL DECONGESTANTS; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTOSCOPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH; RISK; TONSILLECTOMY;

EID: 2342463640     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.113.5.1412     Document Type: Review

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