Epidemiology and treatment of otitis media with effusion in children in the first year of primary school

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 557-562

  Marchisio, P ^a,m   Principi, N ^a   Passali, D ^b   Salpietro, D C ^c   Boschi, G ^d   Chetri G ^e   Caramia, G ^f   Longhi, R ^g   Reali, E ^h   Meloni, G ⁱ   De Santis, A ^j   Sacher, B ^k   Cupido, G ^l  

^a University Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Pediatrico G Salesi   (Italy)

^g Oxpedale S Anna   (Italy)

^h Ospedale Bassini   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^k Regione Piemonte USL 49   (Italy)

^l UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Ceftibuten; Epidemiology; Otitis media with effusion

Indexed keywords

CEFTIBUTEN;

ADENOIDECTOMY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE EAR EFFUSION; OTOSCOPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; TONSILLECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOMETRY;

CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7344224342     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489850154720     Document Type: Article

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