A review of the burden of disease due to otitis media in the Asia-Pacific

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 623-635

  Mahadevan, M ^a   Navarro Locsin, G ^b   Tan, H K K ^c   Yamanaka, N ^d   Sonsuwan, N ^e   Wang, Pa Chun ^f   Dung, Nguyen T N ^g   Restuti, R D ^h   Hashim, S S M ⁱ   Vijayasekaran, S ^j  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

^c KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g ENT Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^h UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

ⁱ Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah   (Malaysia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Asia; Epidemiology; Otitis media; Tympanostomy; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ASIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CHRONIC SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; COST OF ILLNESS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEALTH CARE COST; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFLUENZA; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; MASTOIDITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; OTITIS MEDIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PHILIPPINES; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SEROLOGY; SINGAPORE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAIWAN; THAILAND; VACCINATION; VIET NAM;

ASIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; OTITIS MEDIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84862815791     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.02.031     Document Type: Review

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