Physicians are not adherent to clinical practice guidelines for acute otitis media

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 955-959

  Chu, Chia Huei ^a,b   Wang, Mao Che ^a,b   Lin, Liang Yu ^a,b   Shiao, An Suey ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Adherence; Antibiotics; Clinical practice guideline

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFDINIR; CEFIXIME; CEFPODOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79957795885     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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