The spectrum and management of otitis media in Australian indigenous and nonindigenous children: A national study

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 689-692

  Gunasekera, Hasantha ^a,b   Knox, Stephanie ^c   Morris, Peter ^d   Britt, Helena ^c   McIntyre, Peter ^b,c   Craig, Jonathan C ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Indigenous; Otitis media; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGIST; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTITIS MEDIA; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 34548799308     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3180621177     Document Type: Article

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