Comparison of two approaches to observation therapy for acute otitis media in the emergency department

Pediatrics

Volumn 121, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Chao, Jennifer H ^a,b   Kunkov, Sergey ^a   Reyes, Lilia B ^a   Lichten, Stephanie ^a   Crain, Ellen F ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Box 1228 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Delayed antibiotic use, satisfaction; Emergency department; Otitis media

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATION THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; THERAPY DELAY; ACUTE DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 44449154446     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2278     Document Type: Article

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