Ear Infections

References

Citations

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2. Kelley PE, et al. (2007). Ear, nose, and throat. In WW Hay et al., eds., Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment, 18th ed., pp. 459–492. New York: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.

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• National Guideline Clearinghouse (2006). Guideline Synthesis: Acute Otitis Media. Available online: http://www.guideline.gov/compare/synthesis.aspx.

• National Guideline Clearinghouse (2006). Guideline Synthesis: Otitis Media With Effusion. Available online: http://www.guideline.gov/compare/synthesis.aspx.

• Paradise JL (2004). Otitis media. In R Behrman et al., eds., Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 17th ed., pp. 2138–2149. Philadelphia: Saunders.

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