Risk of childhood otitis media with focus on potentially modifiable factors: A Danish follow-up cohort study

Otitis media is the primary cause of antibiotic prescription in children. Two-thirds of all children experience at least one episode of otitis media before the age of 7 years.The aim of this study was to characterize the attributable effect of several modifiable risk exposures on the risk of>3 episodes of otitis media at age 18 months and 7 years within a large prospective national birth cohort.
Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research