Diagnosis of acute otitis media in primary care
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Diagnosis and management of childhood otitis media in primary care
In terms of morbidity in children managed in general practice, middle ear conditions are probably the most important relating to the upper respiratory tract, with 75% of all cases of acute otitis media (AOM) occurring in children under the age of 10 years. One in four children will have an episode of AOM at some time during the first 10 years of life with a peak incidence of diagnosis occurring...
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عنوان ژورنال: Family Practice
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1460-2229
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmh221