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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 23, 1991 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Double-blind comparison of cefixime and cefaclor in the treatment of acute otitis media in children

Toivo Piippo Community Health Centre of the City of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Sigurdur Stefansson The ENT Department of Reykjavik City Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Timo Pitkäjärvi Community Health Centre of the City of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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Christer Lundberg The ENT Department of Sahlgren's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
Pages 459-465 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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