Use anesthetic drops to relieve acute otitis media pain

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 370-373

  Prasad, Shailendra ^a   Ewigman, Bernard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AURALGAN; BENZOCAINE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EARDRUM; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; NOTE; OTALGIA; OTITIS MEDIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 45249099936     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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