Erratum: Incidence and clinical presentation of acute otitis media in children aged <6 years in European medical practices (Epidemiology and Infection. 2013; 142 (1778-1788)) doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0950268813002744;Incidence and clinical presentation of acute otitis media in children aged <6 years in European medical practices

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1778-1788

  Liese, J G ^a   Silfverdal, S A ^b   Giaquinto, C ^c   Carmona, A ^d   Larcombe, J H ^e   Garcia Sicilia, J ^f   Fuat, A ^e   Garces Sanchez, M ^g   Arroba Basanta, M L ^h   Munoz Hiraldo E ⁱ   Cantarutti, L ^j   Kroeniger, W ^k   Vollmar, J ^k   Holl, K ^l   Pircon J Y ^l   Rosenlund, M R ^l,m  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Instituto Hispalense de Pediatria   (Spain)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA PAZ   (Spain)

^g Nazaret Health Center   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

ⁱ CS Pozuelo Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ^*  (Spain)

^j Family Paediatrician 'Pedianet Project'   (Italy)

^k GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (Germany)

^l GSK   (Belgium)

^m Department of Medicine   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Acute otitis media; children; Europe

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EAR DISCHARGE; EAR DISEASE; EARDRUM DISEASE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OTALGIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; SWEDEN; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE REDNESS; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPEAN; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION;

EID: 84902547478     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814002556     Document Type: Erratum

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