International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 930-933 , August 2010

Acute otitis media: To follow-up or treat?

  • Tomislav Stevanovic

      Affiliations

    • Dr. Stevanovic Pediatric Office, Zrenjanin, Serbia
    • ,
  • Zoran Komazec

      Affiliations

    • University Clinical Center, Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Hajduk Veljkova 1-7, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +381 637744059.
    • ,
  • Slobodanka Lemajic-Komazec

      Affiliations

    • University Clinical Center, Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Hajduk Veljkova 1-7, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
    • ,
  • Rajko Jovic

      Affiliations

    • University Clinical Center, Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Hajduk Veljkova 1-7, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Received 27 January 2010 ,Revised 8 May 2010 ,Accepted 10 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.05.017

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Volume 74, Issue 8 , Pages 930-933 , August 2010

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