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Antibiotics for acute otitis media: Which children are likely to benefit?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Salma Rawof  and
Suneel Upadhye
Salma Rawof
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
Suneel Upadhye*
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
*
Division of Emergency Medicine, Rm. 2Q15b, 1200 Main St. W., Hamilton ON L8N 3Z5; upadhyes@mcmaster.ca

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Keywords

antibioticsacute otitis mediaindividual patient data meta-analysis
Type
Knowledge to Practice • Des connaissances à la pratique
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 6 , November 2009 , pp. 553 - 557
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2009

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