Complementary and alternative medicine for pediatric otitis media

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 926-931

  Levi, Jessica R ^a   Brody, Robert M ^b   McKee Cole, Katie ^b   Pribitkin, Edmund ^b   O'Reilly, Robert ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Osteopathic medicine; Otitis media; Probiotics; Traditional Chinese medicine; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BORNEOL; CHINESE DRUG; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FLUORIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; QINGQIAO; TONGQIAO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLITOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR SURGERY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; JAPANESE MEDICINE; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOXIBUSTION; NUTRITION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OTITIS MEDIA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VACCINATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877796532     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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