Homeopathic ear drops as an adjunct to standard therapy in children with acute otitis media

Homeopathy

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 109-115

  Taylor, James A ^a   Jacobs, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; Alternative medicine; Homeopathy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZOCAINE; EAR DROPS; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYLAND EARACHE DROPS; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; CRYING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; EAR PRURITUS; FEVER; HUMAN; INFANT; IRRITABILITY; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OTALGIA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN REDNESS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANALGESICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EARACHE; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960632876     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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