Estimated burden of acute otitis externa - United States, 2003-2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 605-609

  Piercefield, Emily W ^a   Collier, Sarah A ^b   Hlavsa, Michele C ^b   Beach, Michael J ^b  

^a Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS EXTERNA; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957666206     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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