Opportunities, challenges, and lessons of international research in practice-based research networks: The case of an international study of acute otitis media

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 429-433

  Green, Larry A ^a   Fryer Jr , George E ^a   Froom, Paul ^b   Culpepper, Larry ^c   Froom, Jack ^d  

^a ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

International cooperation; International research; Otitis media; Practice based research methods; Research design

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OTITIS MEDIA; PAIN; PRACTICE BASED RESEARCH NETWORK; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DATA COLLECTION; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NETHERLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 7044260997     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.224     Document Type: Article

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