Antimicrobial therapy of otitis media reduces the incidence of mastoiditis

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-3

  Brook, Itzhak ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTOIDITIS; NOTE; OTITIS MEDIA; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 77249143826     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-009-0079-2     Document Type: Note

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