Delayed antibiotics for children with acute otitis media: Is practice change sustainable?

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-3

  Cates, Christopher J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OTORRHEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY DELAY; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; OTITIS MEDIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 59449092931     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm.14.1.2-a     Document Type: Short Survey

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