Acute and Chronic Otitis Media

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1383-1399

  Morris, Peter S ^a,b,c   Leach, Amanda J ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Chronic otitis media; Randomized controlled trials; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FRAMYCETIN; GRAMICIDIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; STEROID;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ADENOIDECTOMY; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLEANING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MYRINGOTOMY; PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; POPULATION GROUPS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71949118453     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.09.007     Document Type: Review

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