Impact of swimming on chronic suppurative otitis media in Aboriginal children: A randomised controlled trial

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-55

  Stephen, Anna T N ^a   Leach, Amanda J ^a   Morris, Peter S ^a  

^a ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN;

ABORIGINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EAR DISCHARGE; EAR DISEASE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SWIMMING; TREATMENT DURATION;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; SWIMMING; SWIMMING POOLS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84879962095     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10533     Document Type: Article

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