June 2013. Volume 9. Number 2

Acute otitis media: to treat or not to treat, that is the question

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Author: Baquero-Artigao F1.
1Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas Hospital Materno-Infantil La Paz. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Fernando Baquero-Artigao. Email: fernando.baquero@salud.madrid.org
Publication date: 16/05/2013

ED | Editorial

Author: Baquero-Artigao F1.
1Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas Hospital Materno-Infantil La Paz. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Fernando Baquero-Artigao. Email: fernando.baquero@salud.madrid.org
Publication date: 16/05/2013

How to cite this article

Baquero Artigao F. Otitis media aguda: tratar o no tratar, esa es la cuestión. Evid Pediatr. 2013;9:20.

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