Clinical qualitative evaluation of the diagnosis of acute otitis media in general practice

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-30

  Legros, J M ^a   Hitoto, H ^a   Garnier, F ^b   Dagorne, C ^a   Parot Schinkel, E ^a   Fanello, S ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UFR de medecine   (France)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Diagnosis; Evaluation; General practitioner

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENT EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CERUMEN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTOSCOPY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36749093384     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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