Osteopathic evaluation and manipulative treatment in reducing the morbidity of otitis media: A pilot study

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 327-334

  Degenhardt, Brian F ^a,c   Kuchera, Michael L ^b  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OTITIS MEDIA; PEDIATRICS; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MORBIDITY; OTITIS MEDIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745351576     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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