Background. Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common self-limiting disease in children. Antibiotic
use is controversial. Physicians in the USA and in Israel prescribe antibiotics almost …

Background: Departments of family medicine in Israel were established in the 1970s. Until
now, little or no effort has been made to characterize the productivity of Israeli board-certified …

Background: Respiratory tract infection (RTI) is a common diagnosis in the primary care
setting. The aim of the study was to characterize the clinical course and laboratory …

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AIM: To determine parental knowledge about acute otitis media (AOM) and its antibiotic
therapy, antibiotic resistance and the willingness to comply with the watchful waiting (WW) …

… See Holland NR Pshetizky Y. See Shvartzman P Putzer G, Roetzheim R, Ramirez AM,
Sneed K, Brownlee HJ Jr, Campbell RJ. Compliance with Recommendations for Lipid …

‘Watchful waiting’ (WW) involves prescribing antibiotics but advising against use unless the
illness fails to improve in a set time. For childhood ear infections, WW can reduce …

… Método: Participaron en este estudio de cuestionairo una muestra de un mil y cinco
pacientes adultos seleccionados al azar de 18 a 55 años que asistı́an a 48 clı́nicas. …

Objective. Medicine is shifting from a doctor-centered approach to a model entailing more
shared decision-making. Many organizations now recommend a shared-decision approach to …

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) is the most common pediatric bacterial ear infection,
affecting up to 75% of children younger than 5 years. Despite the high incidence of AOM in …