Diagnostic accuracy and the observation option in acute otitis media: The Capital Region Otitis Project

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1315-1325

  Gurnaney, Harshad ^a   Spor, Denise ^b   Johnson, Delaney Greene ^b   Propp, Richard ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Observation option; Otitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EARDRUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; TIME;

EID: 4544219928     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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