Antibiotics for acute otitis media: a meta-analysis with individual patient data.
BACKGROUND: Individual trials to test effectiveness of antibiotics in children with acute otitis media have been too small for valid subgroup analyses. We aimed to identify subgroups of children who would and would not benefit more than others from treatment with antibiotics. METHODS: We did a meta...
Main Authors: | Rovers, M, Glasziou, P, Appelman, C, Burke, P, McCormick, D, Damoiseaux, R, Gaboury, I, Little, P, Hoes, A |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2006
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